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Athens-Clarke County vs College Station

Athens-Clarke County, GA compared with College Station, TX · 790 miles apart

Athens-Clarke County has 128,612 residents to College Station’s 127,472. Athens-Clarke County comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. College Station does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Athens-Clarke County, GA College Station, TX
Population 128,612 127,472
Density (per sq mi) 1,105 2,492
Median household income $52,974 $50,900
Median home value $299,200 $346,700
Median rent $1,219 $1,194
Homeownership 40.7% 35.4%
Average commute 20.6 min 17.4 min
Median age 29.4 22.9
Bachelor's degree + 47.3% 56.5%
Poverty rate 26.5% 29.2%
Unemployment 5.3% 5.1%
Price to income 5.6× 6.8×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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