Grand Prairie, TX vs Irving, TX

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

MetricGrand Prairie, TXIrving, TX
Population201,883256,492
Median Household Income$81,619$81,830
Median Rent$1,629/mo$1,619/mo
Median Home Value$295,500$315,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57%43.3%
Poverty Rate12.1%11%
Unemployment Rate4.1%3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k202268
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3311,755
Median AQI5353
Good AQI Days /yr148148
Summer Highs95°F94°F
Winter Lows35°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute28 min24.1 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—4.5 / 5
Students per Teacher15.515.5
College Degree Rate30%42.4%
Foreign-Born %24.9%42.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.8%+0.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.