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Longview vs Harlingen

472 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.3× in Harlingen) and home values (+44% in Longview).

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Longview, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 82,923 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.

LongviewOne of the healthiest towns
Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Schools#125 for schools in TXof 583 towns Work51,395 jobsbased in Longview, a regional job hub All about Longview →
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.

Trails5.3×
Harlingen has more miles of trail
Harlingen 26.6 miLongview 5.0 mi
Home values+44%
Homes cost more in Longview
Longview $202,600Harlingen $140,600
Growth since 2010+9.3 pts
Harlingen has grown faster since 2010
Harlingen +10.8%Longview +1.5%
Rent+19%
Rent runs higher in Longview
Longview $1,101Harlingen $928
Household income+18%
Households in Longview earn more
Longview $63,340Harlingen $53,645
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Longview
Longview $2,412Harlingen $2,059
★ What stands out · Report cards

Harlingen places higher on 14 of 22 TX lists

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−LongviewSafer than 19% of U.S. towns C−HarlingenSafer than 20% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+LongviewBetter than 73% of districts in the state CHarlingenBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
C−LongviewHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns C−HarlingenHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns
8Longview
14Harlingen

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#18 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #388#127 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #125#439 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #469#217 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #320#560 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #439#282 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #350#506 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #88#45

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Longview’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Longview

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Longview$1,470/mo
Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,101/mo · Housing →
Harlingen$1,310/mo
Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.46% · or rent about $928/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Longview and Harlingen.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
LongviewHarlingen
Snow a year1″0″
January low36°F51°F
July high95°F97°F
Growing season (days)260d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th72nd
Outdoors & history
LongviewHarlingen
Trails5 mi27 mi
Conserved land2.2%2.3%
Settled18711904
National Register places91
Community
LongviewHarlingen
Library hours a week54 hrs57 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

Where they are

472 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LongviewTXHarlingenTX
Longview ↔ Harlingen472 miles apart
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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.

LongviewHarlingen
People
Population 82,923Highest 72,087Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +10.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.3±0.6Highest about the TX average 33.4±0.9Lowest 6% below TX
Kids under 18 25.1%±1.1Lowest TX: 25% 28.8%±1.9Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 16.6%±1Highest TX: 13.4% 16.4%±1.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Longview and Harlingen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 22.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±0.6Highest TX: 6.2% 3.5%±0.6Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,340±$4kHighest 19% below TX $53,645±$5kLowest 32% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $202,600±$8kHighest 29% below TX $140,600±$10kLowest 50% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,101±$31Highest 22% below TX $928±$40Lowest 34% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,412Highest 43% below TX $2,059Lowest 51% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.4%±4Highest TX: 51.7% 47.1%±5.5Lowest TX: 51.7%
Longview and Harlingen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 25.1%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 56.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 14 yrs older than TX 1988Highest 4 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 22% below TX 18 minLowest 33% below TX
Work from home 7%±1.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.4%±1.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 45%Highest 41.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 8.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.51Highest 1.49Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kilgore (4%)Brownsville (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HarlingenFew work in Longview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miLowest 26.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 35Highest 23Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.7Lowest 60.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #125 of 583 in TX#439 of 583 in TX
School district PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS · HALLSVILLE ISDHORIZON MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOLS · JUBILEE ACADEMIES
High school in town Longview H SHarlingen H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.8Lowest 14.5Highest
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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