Iowa Colony, TX vs Fresno, TX

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

MetricIowa Colony, TXFresno, TX
Population12,89124,560
Median Household Income$144,092$91,264
Median Rent—$2,028/mo
Median Home Value$405,700$243,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9999
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income0%46.6%
Poverty Rate4.3%8.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k103119*
Property Crime Rate /100k733761*
Median AQI35—
Good AQI Days /yr295—
Summer Highs93°F92°F
Winter Lows48°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute35.6 min33.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.415.5
College Degree Rate49.3%23.4%
Foreign-Born %9.3%17.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+152.8%-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.