Population
Jacksonville
73,507
Texas City
54,159
Median Income
Jacksonville
$54,069
Texas City
$65,447
Home Value
Jacksonville
$191,700
Texas City
$190,600
Rent
Jacksonville
$1,268
Texas City
$1,200
Crime Rate
Jacksonville
3.11
Texas City
3.39
Cost of Living
Jacksonville
98.0
Texas City
108.4
Avg Temp
Jacksonville
N/A
Texas City
N/A
Unemployment
Jacksonville
7.7%
Texas City
7.2%
How Similar Are Jacksonville & Texas City?
Texas City is Jacksonville's #15 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Jacksonville
73,507
Texas City
54,159
Jacksonville has a 26% larger population than Texas City.
Violent Crime
Jacksonville
3.11
Texas City
3.39
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 8% difference.
Property Crime
Jacksonville
20.78
Texas City
22.16
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Jacksonville
67.5%
Texas City
82.4%
Both cities lean Republican, but Texas City has a stronger Republican lean (18% difference).
Unemployment
Jacksonville
7.7%
Texas City
7.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 6% difference.
Median Income
Jacksonville
$54,069
Texas City
$65,447
Texas City has a 17% higher median income than Jacksonville.
Home Values
Jacksonville
$191,700
Texas City
$190,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 1% difference.
Education
Jacksonville
10.5%
Texas City
13.1%
Texas City has a 19% higher education than Jacksonville.
Demographics
Jacksonville
61.9%
Texas City
48.7%
Jacksonville has a 21% higher demographics than Texas City.
Cost of Living
Jacksonville
98.0
Texas City
108.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 10% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Jacksonville and Texas City share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Jacksonville
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Texas City
Texas City leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Jacksonville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDJacksonville scores 68.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 104.1 in Texas City. Jacksonville has a fair market rent (1br) of $935 vs $1,323 in Texas City (29% lower). Jacksonville has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,173 vs $1,573 in Texas City (25% lower).
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Housing Market — Texas City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTexas City has a vacancy rate of 7.3% compared to 11.5% in Jacksonville. Texas City has a owner-occupied of 53.9% compared to 37.0% in Jacksonville. Jacksonville has a median property tax of $1,848 vs $2,635 in Texas City (30% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Texas City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSJacksonville has a work from home of 10.8% compared to 4.0% in Texas City. Jacksonville: 47,494 vs Texas City: 26,723 for labor force. Jacksonville: 13 min vs Texas City: 24 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Jacksonville leads
Source: FBI UCRJacksonville has a property crime clearance of 36.3% compared to 4.6% in Texas City. Jacksonville has a violent crime clearance of 63.3% compared to 17.3% in Texas City. Jacksonville has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.07 compared to 0.09 in Texas City.
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Schools & Education — Texas City leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauTexas City has a high school diploma or higher of 34.0% compared to 23.5% in Jacksonville. Texas City has a bachelor's degree or higher of 13.1% compared to 10.5% in Jacksonville.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSJacksonville has a population of 73,507, about 1.4x the size of Texas City (54,159). Jacksonville skews younger with a median age of 23.3 vs 35.0.
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Jacksonville
Texas City
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareTexas City: 3.7 vs Jacksonville: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Jacksonville: 5 vs Texas City: 4 for with emergency services.
Nearby Hospitals
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Transportation & Commute — Texas City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSJacksonville has a work from home of 10.8% compared to 4.0% in Texas City. Texas City has a public transit of 0.7% compared to 0.2% in Jacksonville. Texas City has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.3% in Jacksonville.
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