Shreveport vs Longview
Shreveport, LA compared with Longview, TX · 57 miles apart
Shreveport has 175,902 residents to Longview’s 83,236. Shreveport comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Longview does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Shreveport, LA | Longview, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 175,902 | 83,236 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,626 | 1,480 |
| Median household income | $48,699 | $63,340 |
| Median home value | $178,900 | $202,600 |
| Median rent | $987 | $1,101 |
| Homeownership | 53.3% | 54.7% |
| Average commute | 18.8 min | 20.7 min |
| Median age | 37.9 | 35.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28.5% | 23.7% |
| Poverty rate | 23.5% | 17.3% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 3.1% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 3.2× |
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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