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Houston vs Pharr

Houston, TX compared with Pharr, TX · 303 miles apart

Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Pharr’s 80,830. Houston comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Pharr does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Houston, TX Pharr, TX
Population 2,397,315 80,830
Density (per sq mi) 3,741 3,310
Median household income $64,813 $52,814
Median home value $277,800 $121,900
Median rent $1,361 $1,037
Homeownership 42.1% 59.1%
Average commute 27.2 min 21.1 min
Median age 34.4 29.7
Bachelor's degree + 36.6% 18.8%
Poverty rate 19.9% 27.6%
Unemployment 6.9% 7.2%
Price to income 4.3× 2.3×
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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