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Chennai

🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu · Ranked #161 of 182 worldwide
50SCORE
Chennai is a balanced market with steady fundamentals. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Detroit-of-India auto belt + a deep classical culture; cyclones and water swings are the pattern.

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The numbers

Median home₹8.50M
Median rent₹25,000/mo
Gross rental yield3.5%
Median age30 yrs

How it scores

Climate
40
Affordability
55
Momentum
60
Resilience
48

Livability grades

B+Safety
B+Schools
BState
C+Hiking

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