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Pharr vs Rapid City

Pharr, TX compared with Rapid City, SD · 1,269 miles apart

Pharr has 80,830 residents to Rapid City’s 80,589. Pharr comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Rapid City does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Pharr, TX Rapid City, SD
Population 80,830 80,589
Density (per sq mi) 3,310 1,439
Median household income $52,814 $70,870
Median home value $121,900 $299,400
Median rent $1,037 $1,109
Homeownership 59.1% 62.9%
Average commute 21.1 min 17.5 min
Median age 29.7 39.1
Bachelor's degree + 18.8% 37%
Poverty rate 27.6% 12.5%
Unemployment 7.2% 2.6%
Price to income 2.3× 4.2×
Clear days a year 42 31
Days above 90°F 166 17

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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