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Garland vs Richardson

Garland, TX compared with Richardson, TX · 6 miles apart

Garland has 249,625 residents to Richardson’s 118,542. Garland comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, unemployment. Richardson does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Garland, TX Richardson, TX
Population 249,625 118,542
Density (per sq mi) 4,390 4,150
Median household income $76,320 $98,111
Median home value $270,800 $431,400
Median rent $1,641 $1,857
Homeownership 61.6% 50.7%
Average commute 29.7 min 23.6 min
Median age 35 33.9
Bachelor's degree + 25.4% 57%
Poverty rate 13% 9.7%
Unemployment 4.8% 5%
Price to income 3.5× 4.4×

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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