El Paso vs Boston
El Paso, TX compared with Boston, MA · 2,064 miles apart
El Paso has 683,012 residents to Boston’s 672,973. El Paso comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Boston does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.
| El Paso, TX | Boston, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 683,012 | 672,973 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,639 | 13,921 |
| Median household income | $59,745 | $97,344 |
| Median home value | $184,500 | $731,700 |
| Median rent | $1,073 | $2,147 |
| Homeownership | 60.8% | 35.7% |
| Average commute | 23.4 min | 30.3 min |
| Median age | 34.5 | 33.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28.1% | 54.9% |
| Poverty rate | 18.4% | 16.6% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 3.1× | 7.5× |
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