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Houston vs Richardson

Houston, TX compared with Richardson, TX · 234 miles apart

Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Richardson’s 118,542. Houston comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Richardson does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Houston, TX Richardson, TX
Population 2,397,315 118,542
Density (per sq mi) 3,741 4,150
Median household income $64,813 $98,111
Median home value $277,800 $431,400
Median rent $1,361 $1,857
Homeownership 42.1% 50.7%
Average commute 27.2 min 23.6 min
Median age 34.4 33.9
Bachelor's degree + 36.6% 57%
Poverty rate 19.9% 9.7%
Unemployment 6.9% 5%
Price to income 4.3× 4.4×
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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