City Comparison Results

Livability score comparison

Metrics	Minneapolis	Chicago	Portland	San Francisco	New York
Livability	78 Stable Housing Market High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities High Graduation Rates Minneapolis Livability	78 Stable Housing Market High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities Low Cost of Living Chicago Livability	78 High Income per Capita Stable Housing Market Lots of Local Amenities High Graduation Rates Portland Livability	75 High Income per Capita High Graduation Rates Lots of Local Amenities Stable Housing Market San Francisco Livability	75 High Income per Capita High Graduation Rates Lots of Local Amenities Stable Housing Market New York Livability
Metrics	Minneapolis	Chicago	Portland	San Francisco	New York
Amenities Amount of Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Minneapolis Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Chicago Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Portland Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to San Francisco Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to New York Amenities
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Cost Of Living Cost of Living Index Goods & Services Index Grocery Index Healthcare Index Housing Index Transportation Index Utilities Index	C 108 95 97 101 136 97 95 Minneapolis Cost Of Living	D 114 107 104 108 138 107 89 Chicago Cost Of Living	F 138 106 111 110 208 126 96 Portland Cost Of Living	F 237 120 123 125 500 132 136 San Francisco Cost Of Living	F 169 127 113 121 288 115 102 New York Cost Of Living
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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	F 1,226 19 78 420 709 5,262 605 3,201 1,456 6,488 Minneapolis Crime	F 540 23 52 337 128 3,133 288 2,046 799 3,673 Chicago Crime	F 751 15 56 203 477 6,324 760 3,841 1,723 7,076 Portland Crime	F 696 7 40 310 339 6,246 778 4,646 822 6,942 San Francisco Crime	F 744 5 32 212 495 2,141 177 1,795 170 2,885 New York Crime
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Employment Income Per Capita Med. Household Income Med. Earnings Male Med. Earnings Female Unemployment Rate	A- $40,368 $66,068 $41,433 $35,202 4% Minneapolis Employment	B $39,068 $62,097 $43,977 $35,975 5% Chicago Employment	A+ $43,811 $73,159 $44,409 $36,137 4% Portland Employment	A+ $72,041 $119,136 $72,640 $58,106 3% San Francisco Employment	A- $41,625 $67,046 $45,932 $38,728 4% New York Employment
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Housing Median Home Price Median Rent Asked % Owner Occupied % Renter Occupied Avg. Household Size	A+ $268,100 $1,078 47% 53% 2.3 Minneapolis Housing	A+ $267,600 $1,154 45% 55% 2.5 Chicago Housing	B+ $438,500 $1,325 53% 47% 2.3 Portland Housing	B- $1,152,300 $2,010 38% 62% 2.4 San Francisco Housing	C+ $635,200 $1,489 33% 67% 2.6 New York Housing
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Schools No. Public Schools Students Per Teacher Avg. Test Scores Completed High School Completed Bachelors	C+ 176 18 n/a 86.1% 47.7% Minneapolis Schools	D 644 21 n/a 80.3% 36.5% Chicago Schools	C+ 171 19 n/a 88.4% 47.0% Portland Schools	B 121 19 n/a 86.1% 54.8% San Francisco Schools	B+ 1,253 0 n/a 77.1% 36.2% New York Schools
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User Ratings Average user rating Number of ratings	C- 61% 57 Minneapolis User rating	C+ 67% 137 Chicago User rating	D+ 58% 82 Portland User rating	D+ 57% 118 San Francisco User rating	A+ 86% 93 New York User rating