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California vs. Texas
How California and Texas compare on income, rent, home values, crime, electricity prices and the commute to work, each next to the U.S. figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its public source, its date and every state's numbers.
The biggest differences
- Median home value is 2.6 times as high in California ($734,700) as in Texas ($283,800).
- The home electricity price is 2.1 times as high in California (32.54 cents per kilowatt-hour) as in Texas (15.47).
- Median rent is 45% higher in California ($2,036 a month) than in Texas ($1,403).
The two are about the same on the property crime rate.
Side by side
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What is the typical household income in each state?
Median household income, dollars a year · Data as of 2024
- California
- $99,122 ± $310
- Texas
- $78,476 ± $263
- United States
- $80,734 ± $166
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How much is rent in each state?
Median gross rent, dollars a month · Data as of 2024
- California
- $2,036 ± $5
- Texas
- $1,403 ± $4
- United States
- $1,413 ± $2
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What is the typical home worth in each state?
Median home value, dollars · Data as of 2024
- California
- $734,700 ± $1,307
- Texas
- $283,800 ± $738
- United States
- $332,700 ± $236
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Which states have the most violent crime?
Violent crimes per 100,000 people · Data as of 2025
- California
- 434.9
- Texas
- 348.9
- U.S. overall
- 329.3
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Which states have the most property crime?
Property crimes per 100,000 people · Data as of 2025
- California
- 1,821.3
- Texas
- 1,812.5
- U.S. overall
- 1,552.1
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Which states pay the most for electricity?
Cents per kilowatt-hour, residential · Data as of 2025
- California
- 32.54
- Texas
- 15.47
- U.S. average
- 17.3
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How long is the commute to work in each state?
Average one-way commute, minutes · Data as of 2024
- California
- 28.7 ± 0.1
- Texas
- 26.7 ± 0.1
- United States
- 26.4 ± 0.1
Income, rent, home values and the commute are Census Bureau survey estimates averaged over five years, shown with ± their margin of error; two figures are called about the same when they differ by less than 5% or by less than those margins. Crime rates count only the police agencies that reported to the FBI.