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Killeen vs Palmdale

Killeen, TX compared with Palmdale, CA · 1,205 miles apart

Killeen has 161,883 residents to Palmdale’s 161,845. Killeen comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Palmdale does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Killeen, TX Palmdale, CA
Population 161,883 161,845
Density (per sq mi) 2,964 1,526
Median household income $60,977 $81,770
Median home value $215,400 $471,000
Median rent $1,208 $1,802
Homeownership 49.5% 66.2%
Average commute 25.5 min 39.9 min
Median age 30.3 33
Bachelor's degree + 21.9% 17.1%
Poverty rate 17.4% 15.7%
Unemployment 9.7% 8.3%
Price to income 3.5× 5.8×

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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