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Phoenix vs San Antonio

Phoenix, AZ compared with San Antonio, TX · 847 miles apart

Phoenix has 1,665,481 residents to San Antonio’s 1,548,422. Phoenix comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. San Antonio does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.

Phoenix, AZ San Antonio, TX
Population 1,665,481 1,548,422
Density (per sq mi) 3,213 3,103
Median household income $81,332 $65,056
Median home value $420,700 $235,700
Median rent $1,582 $1,324
Homeownership 57.3% 52.2%
Average commute 25.6 min 24.5 min
Median age 34.9 34.9
Bachelor's degree + 33.6% 29%
Poverty rate 13.7% 17.1%
Unemployment 5% 6.2%
Price to income 5.2× 3.6×
Clear days a year 126 54
Days above 90°F 166 119

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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