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Measure Houston, TX New York, NY
Overview
Population 2,390,125 8,478,072
Density (people per sq mi) 3,730 28,215
Land area (sq mi) 640.8 300.5
Elevation (ft) 43 82
Rankings
Most Walkable Cities #9 of 22 (score 61.5) #4 of 22 (score 78.4)
Greenest Cities #15 of 22 (score 39.1) #11 of 22 (score 56.2)
Best Cities for Food Lovers #9 of 22 (score 57.1) #13 of 22 (score 49.5)
Best Cities for Nightlife #7 of 22 (score 70.2) #6 of 22 (score 73.8)
Best Cities for Arts & Culture #17 of 22 (score 33.0) #15 of 22 (score 39.5)
Most Bike-Friendly Cities #5 of 22 (score 78.6) #10 of 22 (score 45.2)
Best Cities for Healthcare Access #10 of 22 (score 57.1) #8 of 22 (score 61.9)
Most Family-Friendly Cities #18 of 22 (score 24.2) #14 of 22 (score 34.1)
Best College Cities #15 of 22 (score 32.9) #16 of 22 (score 31.0)
Safest Cities from Natural Disasters #69 of 75 (score 13.4) #51 of 75 (score 36.6)
Healthiest Cities #80 of 96 (score 29.8) #26 of 96 (score 64.9)
Best Cities for Park Access #52 of 99 (score 48.4) #9 of 99 (score 80.8)
Cities with the Cleanest Air #84 of 95 (score 10.2) #18 of 95 (score 80.8)
Best-Connected Cities #74 of 100 (score 25.9) #73 of 100 (score 27.2)
Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting #49 of 100 (score 51.3) #10 of 100 (score 80.3)
Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios #46 of 96 (score 52.1) #2 of 96 (score 99.0)
Most Affordable Cities #73 of 100 (score 38.5) #96 of 100 (score 22.4)
Best Cities Overall #71 of 100 (score 42.5) #33 of 100 (score 56.6)
Local facts
Median household income $62,894 $79,713
Median rent $1,313 / mo $1,779 / mo
Median home value $253,400 $751,700
Median age 34.3 38.0
Unemployment 6.7% 7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher 36.0% 41.0%
Poverty rate 19.7% 17.4%
Renter-occupied homes 58.0% 67.2%
Public schools
Public schools 777 355
Students enrolled 549,600 150,534
Students per teacher 16.1 : 1 11.7 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch 81.2% 68.2%
Charter schools 21.0% 15.8%
School districts serving the city 63 63
Safety
Violent crime 896 662
Property crime 3,875 2,306
Health & wellbeing
Adults with obesity 38.2% 25.2%
No leisure-time physical activity 29.2% 27.9%
Adults with diabetes 14.4% 11.5%
Adults who smoke 13.7% 11.6%
Frequent mental distress 16.8% 15.5%
Sleeping under 7 hours 40.8% 39.5%
Adults without health insurance 24.0% 10.6%
Routine checkup in past year 73.3% 79.5%
Parks, air & walkability
Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park 64.7% 99.3%
Share of city that is parkland 12.2% 17.4%
EPA walkability index (1-20) 15.4 13.4
Median air quality index (county) 62 39
Unhealthy air days (county) 38 0
Internet & commuting
Households with broadband 88.8% 89.0%
Households with no internet 8.6% 8.7%
Average commute 27.3 min 40.6 min
Work from home 11.7% 15.0%
Commute by transit 3.3% 45.6%
Commute on foot 1.9% 9.4%
Commute by bike 0.4% 1.5%

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, OpenFEMA, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, FBI Crime Data Explorer, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, USCity.review residents, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, CISA .gov data, U.S. Census Bureau, Wikidata

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