Texas City vs Galveston
Texas City, TX compared with Galveston, TX · 18 miles apart
Texas City has 59,733 residents to Galveston’s 53,636. Texas City comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Galveston does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Texas City, TX | Galveston, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59,733 | 53,636 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 901 | 1,307 |
| Median household income | $68,776 | $55,631 |
| Median home value | $217,300 | $326,000 |
| Median rent | $1,307 | $1,298 |
| Homeownership | 56.5% | 46.2% |
| Average commute | 25.7 min | 20.2 min |
| Median age | 36.6 | 41.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 20% | 36% |
| Poverty rate | 16.2% | 21.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 3.2× | 5.9× |
| Clear days a year | — | 31 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 23 |
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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