Compare and Conrast Cities

Part of my research is looking at the cold facts and comparing Chicago to Los Angeles to Seattle. Here are some of the interesting facts I've come across (Sorry for the size):

PEOPLE	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Population	2,833,321	3,849,378	582,454
Median Age	33.2	33.7	37.7
Households	1,039,449	1,322,551	267,007
Male Population	48.69%	49.62%	49.99%
Female Population	51.31%	50.38%	50.01%
Single Population	56.90%	50.34%	58.88%
ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE
Age 25 to 34	17.38%	16.96%	20.40%
Age 35 to 44	15.39%	16.02%	17.56%
RACE
White	41.06%	46.75%	69.26%
Black	36.27%	10.31%	8.09%
Asian	4.73%	10.25%	14.55%
Hispanic	28.17%	49.03%	6.19%
FAMILY
Married, w/children	16.63%	22.55%	12.19%
Married, no children	18.02%	19.03%	20.03%
Single, w/children	11.78%	10.88%	5.39%
Single, no children	53.61%	47.57%	63.00%
Never Married	40.64%	37.31%	41.79%
ECONOMY	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Unemployment Rate	5.50%	4.90%	3.70%
Future Job Growth	19.05%	18.91%	22.38%
Sales Taxes	8.75%	8.25%	8.80%
Income Taxes	3.00%	6.00%	0.00%
Income per Cap.	$23,303	$22,238	$32,520
Household Income	$44,664	$40,844	$48,917
HEALTH	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Air Quality (100=best)	1	1	4
Water Quality (100=best)	31	52	59
Physicians per Cap.	331.8	245.2	386.3
CLIMATE	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Rainfall (in.)	34.1	12.8	35.9
Snowfall (in.)	33.6	0.2	11
Precipitation Days	118	29	155
Sunny Days	189	284	152
Avg. July High	81.5	76.7	75.2
Avg. Jan. Low	20.4	49.8	36.7
Comfort Index (higher=better)	47	46	72
EDUCATE	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Pupil/Teacher Ratio	18	21	19
Students per Librarian	886	930	533
4 yr College Grad.	15.61%	16.12%	30.07%
Graduate Degrees	10.09%	8.85%	17.19%
High School Grads.	71.28%	65.93%	88.50%
TRANSPORT	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Commute Time	38.5	31.9	27.2
Auto (alone)	50.47%	65.65%	55.56%
Mass Transit	26.10%	10.36%	17.76%
Work at Home	2.37%	4.08%	4.60%
COSTLIV	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Overall	126	156	132
RELIGION	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Percent Religious	57.63%	58.08%	37.26%
Catholic	39.93%	39.99%	16.15%
Protestant	6.77%	6.75%	11.74%
Baptist	1.91%	2.29%	2.03%
Jewish	4.36%	5.93%	1.87%
VOTING	Chicago	Los Angeles	Seattle
Democrat	70.250%	63.102%	64.953%
Republican	29.150%	35.598%	33.691%

In conclusion, in almost all categories Seattle is more of what I'm looking for across the board. Some of the stats surprised me like Chicago comes off as way more Catholic than Los Angeles.