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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. 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×

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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