Houston, TX
US City in Texas, South · ranked on 76 metrics
Houston, TX is a US city in Texas with a population of 2,419,191 (4th of 477). It ranks best for Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 186th of 460), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (187th of 434), Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (188th of 434). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (360th of 395), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (356th of 395), Murder Rate (per 100K) (340th of 395).
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) · 2024tied 47th of 46090
- Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 186th of 46059
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024187th of 43457
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024188th of 43457
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 224th of 46051
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 215th of 43450
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 234th of 46049
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$49,410Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 242nd of 46047
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 290th of 46037
- Median Household Income$64,813Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024276th of 43436
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025360th of 3959
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025356th of 39510
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025350th of 39511
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025344th of 39513
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025340th of 39514
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024336th of 43423
- Poverty Rate (%)19.9%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024333rd of 43423
- Price Level (Goods)100.6Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 300th of 46035
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024284th of 43435
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 24 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
- Dallas, TX87% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Houston, TX?
- Houston, TX has a population of 2,419,191, 4th among 477 US cities.
- What does Houston, TX rank best at?
- Among US cities, Houston, TX ranks best for Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 186th of 460); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (187th of 434); Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (188th of 434).
- Where does Houston, TX rank worst?
- Houston, TX ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (360th of 395); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (356th of 395); Murder Rate (per 100K) (340th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Houston, TX?
- Rankodex ranks Houston, TX on 76 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
76 metrics with a value for this place, in 18 topics