Grand Prairie vs DeSoto
Grand Prairie, TX compared with DeSoto, TX · 11 miles apart
Grand Prairie has 209,434 residents to DeSoto’s 56,681. Grand Prairie comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. DeSoto does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Grand Prairie, TX | DeSoto, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 209,434 | 56,681 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,739 | 2,620 |
| Median household income | $81,619 | $82,782 |
| Median home value | $295,500 | $319,400 |
| Median rent | $1,629 | $1,666 |
| Homeownership | 58.7% | 69.6% |
| Average commute | 28 min | 30.8 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 41.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 30% | 30.1% |
| Poverty rate | 12.1% | 7.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 8.9% |
| Price to income | 3.6× | 3.9× |
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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