Houston vs Wichita Falls
Houston, TX compared with Wichita Falls, TX · 339 miles apart
Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Wichita Falls’s 101,951. Houston comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Wichita Falls does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Houston, TX | Wichita Falls, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,397,315 | 101,951 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,741 | 1,412 |
| Median household income | $64,813 | $60,177 |
| Median home value | $277,800 | $156,800 |
| Median rent | $1,361 | $1,022 |
| Homeownership | 42.1% | 56.4% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 14.3 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 33.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.6% | 25.4% |
| Poverty rate | 19.9% | 17.7% |
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 2.6× |
| 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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