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San Antonio vs Mesquite

San Antonio, TX compared with Mesquite, TX · 255 miles apart

San Antonio has 1,548,422 residents to Mesquite’s 150,693. San Antonio comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Mesquite does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

San Antonio, TX Mesquite, TX
Population 1,548,422 150,693
Density (per sq mi) 3,103 3,069
Median household income $65,056 $72,537
Median home value $235,700 $245,700
Median rent $1,324 $1,513
Homeownership 52.2% 62.8%
Average commute 24.5 min 32.1 min
Median age 34.9 32.9
Bachelor's degree + 29% 19.6%
Poverty rate 17.1% 13.4%
Unemployment 6.2% 5.4%
Price to income 3.6× 3.4×
Clear days a year 54
Days above 90°F 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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