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Harlingen vs Juarez

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (367.8× in Harlingen) and household income (2.5× in Harlingen).

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Harlingen, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 72,087 people
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Juarez, TXA small town of 196Texas · 196 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

HarlingenOne of the healthiest towns
Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$202K typical home33% below the TX typical home Outdoors#127 most trails in TX27 miles of trails across 23 parks and preserves All about Harlingen →
JuarezA small town of 196
Quiet strengthsJuarez doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Juarez →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size367.8×
Harlingen is the bigger place
Harlingen 72,087Juarez 196
Household income2.5×
Households in Harlingen earn more
Harlingen $53,645Juarez $21,474
Growth since 2010+47.7 pts
Harlingen has grown faster since 2010
Harlingen +10.8%Juarez -36.9%
Homeowners+42 pts renters
Juarez has more renters
Harlingen 56.1%Juarez 14.1%
Work in town+41.5 pts
More of Harlingen’s workers stay in town
Harlingen 41.5%Juarez 0%
Bachelor’s degree++22.6 pts
More adults in Harlingen have a degree
Harlingen 22.6%Juarez 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Harlingen and Juarez share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HarlingenJuarezHarlingenJuarez
Harlingen ↔ Juarez2.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
111 Juarez residents work in Harlingen (40.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Juarez →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−HarlingenSafer than 20% of U.S. towns –JuarezNot graded
Schools
CHarlingenBetter than 30% of districts in the state –JuarezNot graded
Health
C−HarlingenHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns –JuarezNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
HarlingenJuarez
Snow a year0″0″
January low51°F51°F
July high97°F97°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd69th
Outdoors & history
HarlingenJuarez
Trails27 mi—
Conserved land2.3%—
Settled1904—
National Register places1—
Community
HarlingenJuarez
Library hours a week57 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

HarlingenJuarez
People
Population 72,087Highest 196Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.8%Highest TX: +15.9% -36.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.4±0.9Highest 6% below TX 22.4±22Lowest 37% below TX
Harlingen and Juarez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.8%±1.9Lowest TX: 25% 35.2%±8.2Highest TX: 25%
Juarez and Harlingen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±1.1Highest TX: 13.4% 9.2%±24.2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Harlingen and Juarez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 0%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±0.6Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±10.8Lowest TX: 6.2%
Harlingen and Juarez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,645±$5kHighest 32% below TX $21,474±$8kLowest 73% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $140,600±$10k 50% below TX —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $928±$40 34% below TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,059 51% below TX —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.1%±5.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 70.9%±64.3Highest TX: 51.7%
Juarez and Harlingen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 84.7%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 14.1%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 4 yrs older than TX 1996Highest 4 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min 33% below TX —
Work from home 10.4%±1.3Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±21.4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Harlingen and Juarez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 41.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.49Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brownsville (9%)Harlingen (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Juarez40% work in Harlingen
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 23Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.8Highest 44.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #439 of 583 in TX—
School district HORIZON MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOLS · JUBILEE ACADEMIES—
High school in town Harlingen H S—
Students per teacherat that high school 14.5 —
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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