City Comparison Results

Livability score comparison

Metrics	Lowell	Boston	Raleigh	Waco	Fresno
Livability	81 Stable Housing Market High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities High Graduation Rates Lowell Livability	77 High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities Stable Housing Market High Graduation Rates Boston Livability	84 Stable Housing Market High Income per Capita Low Cost of Living High Graduation Rates Raleigh Livability	73 Low Cost of Living Stable Housing Market High Graduation Rates High Income per Capita Waco Livability	63 Stable Housing Market High Income per Capita High Graduation Rates Low Cost of Living Fresno Livability
Metrics	Lowell	Boston	Raleigh	Waco	Fresno
Amenities Amount of Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Lowell Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Boston Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Raleigh Amenities	C Yes, there are some amenities close to Waco Amenities	D+ Yes, there are some amenities close to Fresno Amenities
Metrics	Lowell	Boston	Raleigh	Waco	Fresno
Cost Of Living Cost of Living Index Goods & Services Index Grocery Index Healthcare Index Housing Index Transportation Index Utilities Index	F 128 122 105 113 147 118 134 Lowell Cost Of Living	F 166 122 105 113 274 118 134 Boston Cost Of Living	B 111 99 98 112 138 93 98 Raleigh Cost Of Living	A+ 92 100 93 91 78 91 109 Waco Cost Of Living	F 116 104 104 96 130 120 140 Fresno Cost Of Living
Metrics	Lowell	Boston	Raleigh	Waco	Fresno
Crime Violent Crime /100k Murder /100k Rape /100k Robbery /100k Assault /100k Property Crime /100k Burglary /100k Theft /100k Vehicle Theft /100k Total Crime /100k	C- 402 5 17 64 316 1,747 217 1,356 174 2,149 Lowell Crime	F 619 7 28 121 464 1,802 190 1,427 185 2,421 Boston Crime	D- 500 9 37 93 360 2,335 256 1,823 255 2,834 Raleigh Crime	F 643 10 83 75 475 3,229 532 2,427 270 3,872 Waco Crime	F 865 11 44 176 634 3,449 728 2,148 573 4,314 Fresno Crime
Metrics	Lowell	Boston	Raleigh	Waco	Fresno
Employment Income Per Capita Med. Household Income Med. Earnings Male Med. Earnings Female Unemployment Rate	B- $29,172 $62,196 $41,226 $31,749 4% Lowell Employment	A+ $46,845 $76,298 $47,538 $40,041 5% Boston Employment	A- $40,520 $69,720 $43,888 $36,156 3% Raleigh Employment	D- $23,126 $40,349 $26,633 $21,247 3% Waco Employment	D+ $24,814 $53,368 $32,648 $26,047 6% Fresno Employment
Metrics	Lowell	Boston	Raleigh	Waco	Fresno
Housing Median Home Price Median Rent Asked % Owner Occupied % Renter Occupied Avg. Household Size	A $285,200 $1,229 43% 57% 2.7 Lowell Housing	B- $581,200 $1,685 35% 65% 2.4 Boston Housing	A+ $266,900 $1,175 51% 49% 2.4 Raleigh Housing	A+ $133,500 $879 47% 53% 2.6 Waco Housing	A+ $256,000 $1,041 47% 53% 3.0 Fresno Housing
Metrics	Lowell	Boston	Raleigh	Waco	Fresno
Schools No. Public Schools Students Per Teacher Avg. Test Scores Completed High School Completed Bachelors	C- 27 13 n/a 75.3% 22.3% Lowell Schools	D 68 15 n/a 82.8% 46.4% Boston Schools	B 79 14 n/a 88.9% 49.2% Raleigh Schools	D 84 15 n/a 73.9% 21.2% Waco Schools	D 153 20 n/a 72.1% 20.5% Fresno Schools
Metrics	Lowell	Boston	Raleigh	Waco	Fresno
User Ratings Average user rating Number of ratings	B+ 75% 9 Lowell User rating	B- 69% 40 Boston User rating	D 56% 77 Raleigh User rating	B- 71% 16 Waco User rating	F 48% 46 Fresno User rating