Compare towns side by side
Pick a town, then add up to three more. Their letter grades for cost, safety, schools and health sit next to each other, with home prices, the monthly cost of a typical home, commute and climate.
TryPhoenix vs MesaLos Angeles vs Long BeachSan Francisco vs Oakland
vsMost comparedC−New York City#651 of 745 in NYAHempstead#118 of 745 in NY
Popular matchups
Neighbors people weigh against each other
Towns that share a border, or where one in ten workers or more commutes from one to the other.
vsC+Phoenix#65 of 139 in AZB−Mesa#50 of 139 in AZ
vsDLos Angeles#613 of 841 in CADLong Beach#564 of 841 in CA
vsC+San Francisco#308 of 841 in CADOakland#604 of 841 in CA
vsCAurora#122 of 158 in COC+Denver#119 of 158 in CO
vsDFort Worth#554 of 640 in TXDArlington#541 of 640 in TX
vsC−Henderson#29 of 42 in NVDLas Vegas#38 of 42 in NV
vsBBrookhaven#295 of 745 in NYA−Islip#178 of 745 in NY
vsCSt. Paul#259 of 271 in MNCMinneapolis#262 of 271 in MN
Next door, different report cards
Neighbors that grade far apart
Bordering towns of 25,000 or more with the widest gap between their overall grades. Open one to see which subjects drive it.
A+Cheshire#6 of 151 in CTvsD−Waterbury#150 of 151 in CTCompare →ALower Makefield Township#155 of 1032 in PAvsD−Trenton#450 of 466 in NJCompare →A+Andover#45 of 282 in MAvsD−Lawrence#275 of 282 in MACompare →AMequon#34 of 357 in WIvsD−Milwaukee#357 of 357 in WICompare →ACumberland#9 of 38 in RIvsD−Woonsocket#37 of 38 in RICompare →ABloomfield Township#42 of 697 in MIvsDPontiac#682 of 697 in MICompare →
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Matchups in every state
The biggest neighbors and commuter towns in each state. Open a state to see them.
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How it works
Two to four towns, one page
1. Pick a townAny U.S. town or city with a letter grade.
2. Add up to three moreIts neighbors and look-alikes are one tap away.
3. Read the grades side by sideReport cards first, then home prices, the monthly cost, commute, climate and the map.