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Philadelphia vs San Antonio

Philadelphia, PA compared with San Antonio, TX · 1,508 miles apart

Philadelphia has 1,574,281 residents to San Antonio’s 1,548,422. Philadelphia comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. San Antonio does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Philadelphia, PA San Antonio, TX
Population 1,574,281 1,548,422
Density (per sq mi) 11,720 3,103
Median household income $61,953 $65,056
Median home value $243,100 $235,700
Median rent $1,397 $1,324
Homeownership 51.8% 52.2%
Average commute 31.7 min 24.5 min
Median age 35.3 34.9
Bachelor's degree + 35.4% 29%
Poverty rate 21.4% 17.1%
Unemployment 8.1% 6.2%
Price to income 3.9× 3.6×
Clear days a year 23 54
Days above 90°F 21 119

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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