Allen vs Longview
The short version
- Longview is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 13% lower than in the Allen area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $202,600 in Longview and $464,100 in Allen.
- Households earn more in Allen ($130,901 vs $63,340 median).
- Allen is growing faster: +8.4% since 2020 vs +1.8%.
- Commutes are shorter in Longview (21 vs 28 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Allen, TX | Longview, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 113,447 | 83,236 |
| Growth since 2020 | +8.4% | +1.8% |
| People per square mile | 4,297 | 1,480 |
| Median age | 38.4 | 35.3 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 58% | 24% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $130,901 | $63,340 |
| Median home value | $464,100 | $202,600 |
| Home value to income | 3.5× | 3.2× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,932 | $1,101 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 103.1 | 89.5 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 117.9 | 66.7 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $77,300 | $67,100 |
| Homeowners | 69% | 55% |
| Top state income tax | None | None |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 28.0 | 20.7 |
| Work from home | 27% | 7% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 3.7% | 3.1% |
| Poverty rate | 6.1% | 17.3% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 56° / 34° | 57° / 36° |
| July high / low | 95° / 74° | 93° / 72° |
| Precipitation per year | 38 in | 50 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 97 | 89 |
| Nights below freezing | 48 | 29 |
| Comfortable months | 4 | 3 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 98.9 | 87.0 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 28% | 87% |
| Home prices, past year | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +35.4% | +47.3% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Allen: March to April and October to November. Longview: May and October to November.
Full monthly tables: Allen weather by month and Longview weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $77,300 in Allen and $67,100 in Longview. Moving from Allen to Longview, you would need about $65,100 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Allen and Longview
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Allen and Longview.
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