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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