Mesquite, TX vs Heartland, TX

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

MetricMesquite, TXHeartland, TX
Population149,29910,607
Median Household Income$72,537$92,996
Median Rent$1,513/mo$2,333/mo
Median Home Value$245,700$322,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59%78.4%
Poverty Rate13.4%9.2%
Unemployment Rate4.2%4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k45396*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,231277*
Median AQI5344
Good AQI Days /yr148241
Summer Highs96°F95°F
Winter Lows40°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute32.1 min40 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.515.9
College Degree Rate19.6%32.8%
Foreign-Born %20.9%13.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.3%—

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 Heartland (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.