College Station vs West Palm Beach
College Station, TX compared with West Palm Beach, FL · 1,014 miles apart
College Station has 127,472 residents to West Palm Beach’s 127,189. College Station comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. West Palm Beach does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| College Station, TX | West Palm Beach, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127,472 | 127,189 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,492 | 2,361 |
| Median household income | $50,900 | $73,446 |
| Median home value | $346,700 | $414,200 |
| Median rent | $1,194 | $1,772 |
| Homeownership | 35.4% | 50.5% |
| Average commute | 17.4 min | 23.4 min |
| Median age | 22.9 | 41.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 56.5% | 39.2% |
| Poverty rate | 29.2% | 14.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 6.8× | 5.6× |
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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