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Houston vs Irving

Houston, TX compared with Irving, TX · 232 miles apart

Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Irving’s 257,076. Houston comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership. Irving does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Houston, TX Irving, TX
Population 2,397,315 257,076
Density (per sq mi) 3,741 3,838
Median household income $64,813 $81,830
Median home value $277,800 $315,600
Median rent $1,361 $1,619
Homeownership 42.1% 38.1%
Average commute 27.2 min 24.1 min
Median age 34.4 32.8
Bachelor's degree + 36.6% 42.4%
Poverty rate 19.9% 11%
Unemployment 6.9% 4.5%
Price to income 4.3× 3.9×
Clear days a year 38
Days above 90°F 78

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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