Austin vs San Jose
Austin, TX compared with San Jose, CA · 1,459 miles apart
Austin has 1,002,632 residents to San Jose’s 989,814. Austin comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. San Jose does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Austin, TX | San Jose, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,002,632 | 989,814 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,085 | 5,563 |
| Median household income | $93,658 | $146,427 |
| Median home value | $555,300 | $1,233,200 |
| Median rent | $1,729 | $2,669 |
| Homeownership | 43.4% | 55.8% |
| Average commute | 23.7 min | 27.3 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 38.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 59.6% | 47.3% |
| Poverty rate | 12% | 8.1% |
| Unemployment | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 5.9× | 8.4× |
| Clear days a year | 52 | 80 |
| Days above 90°F | 108 | 32 |
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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