The table shows the numbers side by side. In each row, among the cities you picked, the lowest value is marked (when less is better, as with homicides and rent) or the highest (when more is better, as with wages and IDEB). The bars help you see the difference.
The data covers the 14 cities in SC with more than 100,000 residents. Tubarão and Camboriú have no rent data from a reliable source. Rent and sale prices come from listings (asking price, not contract price); the “average” is the median of the listings.
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Source: Atlas da Violência 2026 (Ipea/FBSP), estimated homicide rate, via NSC Total (2024 data, published May 26, 2026); A Corrida dos Bairros, apartment listings (value = median of listings, excluding condo fee and property tax) (Sep 2026, accessed Sep 26, 2026); IBGE, Central Business Register (CEMPRE), SIDRA table 9509 (2024 data); INEP, IDEB 2023 for public schools by municipality (2023); IBGE Cidades, 2022 Census (indicator 60030) (2022); IBGE Cidades with Ministry of Health data (SIM/SINASC); average calculated by this site (2022 to 2025; 2025 may be preliminary); IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, SIDRA table 4709 (2022).
Build your own index: change the weights
This is one way to compare, not a recommendation. The pre-filled weights are just a starting point. If schools matter more to you than wages, for example, change the numbers: the table of the 14 cities updates instantly.
Each city has a score from 0 to 10 on each criterion (safety: homicide rate per 100,000 residents; the lower it is, the higher the score; rent: average advertised rent per m²; the lower it is, the higher the score; wages: average formal-sector wage; schools: average IDEB score of public schools, grades 1–5 and grades 6–9; sanitation: residents connected to the sewer system; health: infant mortality; the lower it is, the higher the score). The index is the weighted average of these scores using the weights you choose. A weight of 0 removes the criterion from the calculation.
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Source: Atlas da Violência 2026 (Ipea/FBSP), estimated homicide rate, via NSC Total (2024 data, published May 26, 2026); A Corrida dos Bairros, apartment listings (value = median of listings, excluding condo fee and property tax) (Sep 2026, accessed Sep 26, 2026); IBGE, Central Business Register (CEMPRE), SIDRA table 9509 (2024 data); INEP, IDEB 2023 for public schools by municipality (2023); IBGE Cidades, 2022 Census (indicator 60030) (2022); IBGE Cidades with Ministry of Health data (SIM/SINASC); average calculated by this site (2022 to 2025; 2025 may be preliminary). Scores from 0 to 10: calculated by the site (on each criterion, the best value among the 14 gets 10 and the worst gets 0). Tubarão and Camboriú have no rent data from a reliable source: on the rent criterion, they were given the middle value of the other 12 cities.
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Approximate values converted at the Central Bank of Brazil PTAX rate of Oct 16, 2026 (US$ 1 = R$ 5.0826). Prices are set in Brazilian reais (R$).