Houston vs Galveston
Houston, TX compared with Galveston, TX · 49 miles apart
Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Galveston’s 53,636. Houston comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Galveston does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Houston, TX | Galveston, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,397,315 | 53,636 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,741 | 1,307 |
| Median household income | $64,813 | $55,631 |
| Median home value | $277,800 | $326,000 |
| Median rent | $1,361 | $1,298 |
| Homeownership | 42.1% | 46.2% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 20.2 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 41.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.6% | 36% |
| Poverty rate | 19.9% | 21.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 5.9× |
| Clear days a year | 38 | 31 |
| Days above 90°F | 78 | 23 |
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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