Missouri City vs St. Petersburg
The short version
- Missouri City is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 2% lower than in the St. Petersburg area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $311,400 in Missouri City and $371,100 in St. Petersburg.
- Households earn more in Missouri City ($94,390 vs $75,192 median).
- St. Petersburg has the warmer winter: January highs of 71°F vs 64°F.
- Missouri City is growing faster: +4.2% since 2020 vs +2.2%.
- Commutes are shorter in St. Petersburg (26 vs 30 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Missouri City, TX | St. Petersburg, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 77,327 | 264,033 |
| Growth since 2020 | +4.2% | +2.2% |
| People per square mile | 2,665 | 4,272 |
| Median age | 40.5 | 43.1 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42% | 43% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $94,390 | $75,192 |
| Median home value | $311,400 | $371,100 |
| Home value to income | 3.3× | 4.9× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,931 | $1,663 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 98.6 | 100.9 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 104.5 | 125.8 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $74,000 | $75,700 |
| Homeowners | 82% | 63% |
| Top state income tax | None | None |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 6.98% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 30.4 | 25.6 |
| Work from home | 14% | 21% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 2% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| Poverty rate | 7.1% | 12.5% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 64° / 45° | 71° / 53° |
| July high / low | 95° / 76° | 91° / 77° |
| Precipitation per year | 50 in | 50 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 112 | 94 |
| Nights below freezing | 10 | 1 |
| Comfortable months | 6 | 7 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 97.5 | 98.2 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 10% | 50% |
| Home prices, past year | +3.4% | -0.1% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +32.7% | +43.6% |
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: Missouri City: November to April. St. Petersburg: October to April.
Full monthly tables: Missouri City weather by month and St. Petersburg weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $74,000 in Missouri City and $75,700 in St. Petersburg. Moving from Missouri City to St. Petersburg, you would need about $76,700 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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