Houston vs San Antonio
Houston, TX compared with San Antonio, TX · 190 miles apart
Houston has 2,397,315 residents to San Antonio’s 1,548,422. Houston comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. San Antonio does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Houston, TX | San Antonio, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,397,315 | 1,548,422 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,741 | 3,103 |
| Median household income | $64,813 | $65,056 |
| Median home value | $277,800 | $235,700 |
| Median rent | $1,361 | $1,324 |
| Homeownership | 42.1% | 52.2% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 24.5 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 34.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.6% | 29% |
| Poverty rate | 19.9% | 17.1% |
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 3.6× |
| Clear days a year | 38 | 54 |
| Days above 90°F | 78 | 119 |
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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