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Juarez vs Harlingen

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

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Juarez, TXA small town of 196Texas · 196 people
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Harlingen, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 72,087 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.

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 →
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 →
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

Juarez and Harlingen share a border

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

JuarezHarlingenJuarezHarlingen
Juarez ↔ Harlingen2.1 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
–JuarezNot graded C−HarlingenSafer than 20% of U.S. towns
Schools
–JuarezNot graded CHarlingenBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
–JuarezNot graded C−HarlingenHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns
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
JuarezHarlingen
Snow a year0″0″
January low51°F51°F
July high97°F97°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th72nd
Outdoors & history
JuarezHarlingen
Trails—27 mi
Conserved land—2.3%
Settled—1904
National Register places—1
Community
JuarezHarlingen
Library hours a week—57 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.

JuarezHarlingen
People
Population 196Lowest 72,087Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -36.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +10.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 22.4±22Lowest 37% below TX 33.4±0.9Highest 6% 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 35.2%±8.2Highest TX: 25% 28.8%±1.9Lowest TX: 25%
Juarez and Harlingen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.2%±24.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 16.4%±1.1Highest 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+ 0%Lowest TX: 33.8% 22.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.5%±0.6Highest 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 $21,474±$8kLowest 73% below TX $53,645±$5kHighest 32% 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 70.9%±64.3Highest TX: 51.7% 47.1%±5.5Lowest 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 84.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 25.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 14.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 56.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 4 yrs newer than TX 1988Lowest 4 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min 33% below TX
Work from home 0%±21.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.4%±1.3Highest 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 0%Lowest 41.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Harlingen (40%)Brownsville (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 40% work in HarlingenFew work in Juarez
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 26.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 23Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.7Lowest 60.8Highest
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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