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Houston vs Plano

Houston, TX compared with Plano, TX · 239 miles apart

Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Plano’s 293,028. Houston comes out ahead on median rent. Plano does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Houston, TX Plano, TX
Population 2,397,315 293,028
Density (per sq mi) 3,741 4,087
Median household income $64,813 $112,253
Median home value $277,800 $465,900
Median rent $1,361 $1,841
Homeownership 42.1% 56.9%
Average commute 27.2 min 25.4 min
Median age 34.4 39.6
Bachelor's degree + 36.6% 60.5%
Poverty rate 19.9% 6.8%
Unemployment 6.9% 4%
Price to income 4.3× 4.2×
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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