Plano vs Carrollton
Plano, TX compared with Carrollton, TX · 10 miles apart
Plano has 293,028 residents to Carrollton’s 134,562. Plano comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Carrollton does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Plano, TX | Carrollton, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 293,028 | 134,562 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,087 | 3,675 |
| Median household income | $112,253 | $101,396 |
| Median home value | $465,900 | $381,000 |
| Median rent | $1,841 | $1,735 |
| Homeownership | 56.9% | 58.5% |
| Average commute | 25.4 min | 24.1 min |
| Median age | 39.6 | 39.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 60.5% | 45.2% |
| Poverty rate | 6.8% | 7.1% |
| Unemployment | 4% | 3.3% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 3.8× |
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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