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San Antonio vs McAllen

San Antonio, TX compared with McAllen, TX · 224 miles apart

San Antonio has 1,548,422 residents to McAllen’s 150,640. San Antonio comes out ahead on median household income, poverty rate, clear days a year. McAllen does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

San Antonio, TX McAllen, TX
Population 1,548,422 150,640
Density (per sq mi) 3,103 2,415
Median household income $65,056 $61,579
Median home value $235,700 $190,400
Median rent $1,324 $1,049
Homeownership 52.2% 59.5%
Average commute 24.5 min 21.9 min
Median age 34.9 33.5
Bachelor's degree + 29% 32.5%
Poverty rate 17.1% 20%
Unemployment 6.2% 6%
Price to income 3.6× 3.1×
Clear days a year 54 43
Days above 90°F 119 166

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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