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Pasadena vs Waco

Pasadena, TX compared with Waco, TX · 179 miles apart

Pasadena has 148,539 residents to Waco’s 147,788. Pasadena comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Waco does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Pasadena, TX Waco, TX
Population 148,539 147,788
Density (per sq mi) 3,400 1,624
Median household income $64,927 $54,365
Median home value $209,600 $221,700
Median rent $1,213 $1,165
Homeownership 54.5% 49.4%
Average commute 26.6 min 18.7 min
Median age 33 29.7
Bachelor's degree + 16.2% 28.7%
Poverty rate 18.9% 23.1%
Unemployment 8.6% 4.6%
Price to income 3.2× 4.1×

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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