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Plano vs Allen

Plano, TX compared with Allen, TX · 6 miles apart

Plano has 293,028 residents to Allen’s 113,447. Plano comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Allen does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Plano, TX Allen, TX
Population 293,028 113,447
Density (per sq mi) 4,087 4,300
Median household income $112,253 $130,901
Median home value $465,900 $464,100
Median rent $1,841 $1,932
Homeownership 56.9% 69.4%
Average commute 25.4 min 28 min
Median age 39.6 38.4
Bachelor's degree + 60.5% 57.5%
Poverty rate 6.8% 6.1%
Unemployment 4% 3.7%
Price to income 4.2× 3.5×

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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