Brownsville vs Harlingen
Brownsville, TX compared with Harlingen, TX · 19 miles apart
Brownsville has 192,957 residents to Harlingen’s 72,467. Brownsville comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Harlingen does better on median household income, average commute, unemployment.
| Brownsville, TX | Harlingen, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 192,957 | 72,467 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,581 | 1,797 |
| Median household income | $52,130 | $53,645 |
| Median home value | $139,900 | $140,600 |
| Median rent | $923 | $928 |
| Homeownership | 61.7% | 56.1% |
| Average commute | 21.4 min | 17.9 min |
| Median age | 31.2 | 33.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 24.5% | 22.6% |
| Poverty rate | 23.7% | 25.1% |
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 2.7× | 2.6× |
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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