Washington vs El Paso
Washington, DC compared with El Paso, TX · 1,719 miles apart
Washington has 693,645 residents to El Paso’s 683,012. Washington comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. El Paso does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Washington, DC | El Paso, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 693,645 | 683,012 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,348 | 2,639 |
| Median household income | $109,870 | $59,745 |
| Median home value | $737,100 | $184,500 |
| Median rent | $1,954 | $1,073 |
| Homeownership | 41.5% | 60.8% |
| Average commute | 30 min | 23.4 min |
| Median age | 34.9 | 34.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 64.2% | 28.1% |
| Poverty rate | 15.4% | 18.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | 6% |
| Price to income | 6.7× | 3.1× |
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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