Bellaire, TX vs Fresno, TX

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBellaire, TXFresno, TX
Population17,20624,560
Median Household Income$244,015$91,264
Median Rent—$2,028/mo
Median Home Value$1,037,500$243,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9999
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.5%46.6%
Poverty Rate2.4%8.6%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k137119*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,605761*
Median AQI62—
Good AQI Days /yr40—
Summer Highs93°F92°F
Winter Lows46°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute20.9 min33.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.915.5
College Degree Rate83.5%23.4%
Foreign-Born %22.8%17.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.3%-3.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Fresno (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.