Houston vs Sherman
Houston, TX compared with Sherman, TX · 275 miles apart
Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Sherman’s 52,417. Houston comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Sherman does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Houston, TX | Sherman, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,397,315 | 52,417 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,741 | 1,129 |
| Median household income | $64,813 | $58,859 |
| Median home value | $277,800 | $243,500 |
| Median rent | $1,361 | $1,324 |
| Homeownership | 42.1% | 52.7% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 23.2 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 35.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.6% | 24.2% |
| Poverty rate | 19.9% | 12.7% |
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 2.6% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 4.1× |
| 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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