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San Antonio vs El Paso

San Antonio, TX compared with El Paso, TX · 498 miles apart

San Antonio has 1,548,422 residents to El Paso’s 683,012. San Antonio comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. El Paso does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

San Antonio, TX El Paso, TX
Population 1,548,422 683,012
Density (per sq mi) 3,103 2,639
Median household income $65,056 $59,745
Median home value $235,700 $184,500
Median rent $1,324 $1,073
Homeownership 52.2% 60.8%
Average commute 24.5 min 23.4 min
Median age 34.9 34.5
Bachelor's degree + 29% 28.1%
Poverty rate 17.1% 18.4%
Unemployment 6.2% 6%
Price to income 3.6× 3.1×
Clear days a year 54
Days above 90°F 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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