Gastonia vs Baytown
Gastonia, NC compared with Baytown, TX · 887 miles apart
Gastonia has 87,067 residents to Baytown’s 86,561. Gastonia comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Baytown does better on average commute, price to income.
| Gastonia, NC | Baytown, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87,067 | 86,561 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,588 | 2,164 |
| Median household income | $64,059 | $59,910 |
| Median home value | $277,600 | $197,300 |
| Median rent | $1,204 | $1,307 |
| Homeownership | 54.2% | 52.3% |
| Average commute | 26.8 min | 25.4 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 34 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 26.6% | 14.8% |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 18.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 10.2% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 3.3× |
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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