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Houston vs Pasadena

Houston, TX compared with Pasadena, TX · 17 miles apart

Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Pasadena’s 148,539. Houston comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Pasadena does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Houston, TX Pasadena, TX
Population 2,397,315 148,539
Density (per sq mi) 3,741 3,400
Median household income $64,813 $64,927
Median home value $277,800 $209,600
Median rent $1,361 $1,213
Homeownership 42.1% 54.5%
Average commute 27.2 min 26.6 min
Median age 34.4 33
Bachelor's degree + 36.6% 16.2%
Poverty rate 19.9% 18.9%
Unemployment 6.9% 8.6%
Price to income 4.3× 3.2×
Clear days a year 38
Days above 90°F 78

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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