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San Antonio vs Dallas

San Antonio, TX compared with Dallas, TX · 253 miles apart

San Antonio has 1,548,422 residents to Dallas’s 1,329,491. San Antonio comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Dallas does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.

San Antonio, TX Dallas, TX
Population 1,548,422 1,329,491
Density (per sq mi) 3,103 3,914
Median household income $65,056 $70,518
Median home value $235,700 $320,700
Median rent $1,324 $1,472
Homeownership 52.2% 42.4%
Average commute 24.5 min 25.7 min
Median age 34.9 33.4
Bachelor's degree + 29% 38.2%
Poverty rate 17.1% 16.7%
Unemployment 6.2% 4.9%
Price to income 3.6× 4.5×
Clear days a year 54 60
Days above 90°F 119 97

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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