Population
Longview
82,765
Texas City
54,159
Median Income
Longview
$62,488
Texas City
$65,447
Home Value
Longview
$182,700
Texas City
$190,600
Rent
Longview
$1,061
Texas City
$1,200
Crime Rate
Longview
3.40
Texas City
3.39
Cost of Living
Longview
100.9
Texas City
108.4
Avg Temp
Longview
N/A
Texas City
N/A
Unemployment
Longview
3.3%
Texas City
7.2%
How Similar Are Longview & Texas City?
Texas City is Longview's #9 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Longview
82,765
Texas City
54,159
Longview has a 35% larger population than Texas City.
Violent Crime
Longview
3.40
Texas City
3.39
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 0% difference.
Property Crime
Longview
23.50
Texas City
22.16
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Longview
75.0%
Texas City
82.4%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 9% difference.
Unemployment
Longview
3.3%
Texas City
7.2%
Texas City's unemployment is significantly higher than Longview's — 54% difference.
Median Income
Longview
$62,488
Texas City
$65,447
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Longview
$182,700
Texas City
$190,600
Both cities have similar home values — just a 4% difference.
Education
Longview
14.7%
Texas City
13.1%
Longview has a 11% higher education than Texas City.
Demographics
Longview
58.0%
Texas City
48.7%
Longview has a 16% higher demographics than Texas City.
Cost of Living
Longview
100.9
Texas City
108.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Longview and Texas City share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Longview
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Texas City
Texas City leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Longview leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLongview has a fair market rent (1br) of $960 vs $1,323 in Texas City (27% lower). Longview has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,260 vs $1,573 in Texas City (20% lower). Longview scores 91.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 104.1 in Texas City.
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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 11.1% in Longview. Longview has a median rent of $1,061 vs $1,200 in Texas City (12% lower). Longview has a median property tax of $2,342 vs $2,635 in Texas City (11% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Longview leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLongview has a unemployment rate of 3.3% compared to 7.2% in Texas City. Longview: 39,775 vs Texas City: 26,723 for labor force. Longview has a work from home of 5.7% compared to 4.0% in Texas City.
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Crime & Safety — Texas City leads
Source: FBI UCRLongview has a property crime clearance of 24.3% compared to 4.6% in Texas City. Longview has a violent crime clearance of 39.3% compared to 17.3% in Texas City. Texas City has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.36 compared to 0.50 in Longview.
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauLongview has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.7% compared to 13.1% in Texas City. Texas City has a high school diploma or higher of 34.0% compared to 32.6% in Longview.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLongview has a population of 82,765, about 1.5x the size of Texas City (54,159).
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Longview
Texas City
Healthcare — Texas City leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareTexas City: 3.7 vs Longview: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Texas City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTexas City has a public transit of 0.7% compared to 0.2% in Longview. Longview has a work from home of 5.7% compared to 4.0% in Texas City. Texas City has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.4% in Longview.
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