Brownsville, TX
US City in Texas, South · ranked on 38 metrics
Brownsville, TX is a US city in Texas with a population of 194,415 (131st of 477). It ranks best for Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (31st of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (95th of 395), Average Commute (Minutes) (165th of 434). It ranks lowest for Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (458th of 460), Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (458th of 460), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (394th of 434).
At a glance
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 19 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202412th of 46098
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202421st of 46096
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202431st of 43493
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 40th of 43491
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 39th of 46090
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202465th of 46086
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 66th of 46084
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202595th of 39576
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025116th of 39571
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024165th of 43462
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025458th of 4600
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$36,490Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025458th of 4600
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024394th of 4349
- Poverty Rate (%)23.7%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024388th of 43411
- Median Household Income$52,130Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024384th of 43412
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024330th of 43424
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025214th of 39546
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025213th of 39546
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025152nd of 39562
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 14 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
- Laredo, TX85% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Brownsville, TX?
- Brownsville, TX has a population of 194,415, 131st among 477 US cities.
- What does Brownsville, TX rank best at?
- Among US cities, Brownsville, TX ranks best for Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (31st of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (95th of 395); Average Commute (Minutes) (165th of 434).
- Where does Brownsville, TX rank worst?
- Brownsville, TX ranks lowest for Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (458th of 460); Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (458th of 460); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (394th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Brownsville, TX?
- Rankodex ranks Brownsville, TX on 38 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
38 metrics with a value for this place, in 8 topics