Brownsville vs Pharr
Brownsville, TX compared with Pharr, TX · 46 miles apart
Brownsville has 192,957 residents to Pharr’s 80,830. Brownsville comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Pharr does better on median household income, average commute, price to income.
| Brownsville, TX | Pharr, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 192,957 | 80,830 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,581 | 3,310 |
| Median household income | $52,130 | $52,814 |
| Median home value | $139,900 | $121,900 |
| Median rent | $923 | $1,037 |
| Homeownership | 61.7% | 59.1% |
| Average commute | 21.4 min | 21.1 min |
| Median age | 31.2 | 29.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 24.5% | 18.8% |
| Poverty rate | 23.7% | 27.6% |
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 7.2% |
| Price to income | 2.7× | 2.3× |
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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