Logansport vs San Elizario

Which is the better fit for you?

Logansport, IN
55
Area Score
Bottom 38% nationally
San Elizario, TX
57
Area Score
Bottom 43% nationally

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San Elizario receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

If you are moving

What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
The Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes no regional price index for Logansport, so nothing here is estimated in its place.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
Needs a price index for both places.
A new two-bedroom lease
+$235 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,191 in San Elizario against $956 in Logansport.
The median home
20% more
$110,400 in San Elizario against $92,200 in Logansport.
The weather you would swap
Winters 17°F milder
Normal January lows are 35°F in San Elizario against 18°F in Logansport; July highs are 96°F against 84°F (summers 12°F hotter).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Logansport
San Elizario
Opportunity: Logansport is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
46 · Bottom 29%
vs
43 · Bottom 22%
Growth: San Elizario is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
45 · Bottom 38%
vs
51 · Top 49%
Climate: San Elizario is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
61 · Bottom 19%
vs
64 · Bottom 32%
Physical resilience: San Elizario is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
61 · Top 47%
vs
66 · Top 41%
Housing affordability: San Elizario is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
80 · Top 12%
vs
87 · Top 4%
Schools: San Elizario is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
33 · Bottom 28%
vs
35 · Bottom 31%
Access: Logansport is the more favorable of the two.
Access
96 · Top 32%
vs
82 · Bottom 24%
Economic stability: Logansport is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
40 · Bottom 21%
vs
29 · Bottom 9%

Measured values

MetricLogansportSan ElizarioSource period
Population17,79010,1162024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$47,291 ±$3,134$49,977 ±$8,4942024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$23,541 — more favorable$16,7642024 ACS 5-Year
Population density1,695/sq mi1,466/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$92,200$110,4002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$786 — more favorable$9172024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$956 — more favorable$1,191FY2026
Homeownership rate61.5%68.0%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.7% — more favorable4.8%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.6%0.0% — more favorableJuly 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2% — more favorable5.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate14.6% — more favorable26.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)392,03212 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents1.02.3 — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+14.7%−7.3%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high84°F96°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low18°F35°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation41.3"8.8"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport13 mi — more favorable33 miNASR current cycle
Average commute20.8 min — more favorable34.4 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age37.131.12024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools962024-25 school year
Students per teacher15.7 — more favorable18.42024-25 school year
Math proficiency39.4%52.4%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency42.4%35.7%2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility70.1%90.8%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

One row above shows both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison. The year-over-year change is not marked either: a percentage on fewer than 300 units swings on a handful of permits.

Indiana and Texas do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

Logansport

No hazard reaches elevated exposure.

San Elizario

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

Your best match

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Logansport
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Logansport: Your Score
55
Area Score
San Elizario
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San Elizario: Your Score
57
Area Score

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