Terrell, TX vs Heartland, TX

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

MetricTerrell, TXHeartland, TX
Population20,36610,607
Median Household Income$65,842$92,996
Median Rent$1,232/mo$2,333/mo
Median Home Value$218,500$322,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income60.8%78.4%
Poverty Rate15.9%9.2%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k32796*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,250277*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr241241
Summer Highs95°F95°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute27.3 min40 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.115.9
College Degree Rate15.8%32.8%
Foreign-Born %12.1%13.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+35.5%—

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.