Stafford, TX vs Mission Bend, TX

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

MetricStafford, TXMission Bend, TX
Population17,40136,586
Median Household Income$87,432$67,282
Median Rent$1,519/mo$1,747/mo
Median Home Value$257,700$233,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9999
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.4%63.2%
Poverty Rate8%10.8%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k451119*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,606761*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows45°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26.2 min31.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.914.7
College Degree Rate41.4%23.6%
Foreign-Born %32.8%38.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.6%-1.8%

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