2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Leander, TX vs Brenham, TX

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- Household income in Brenham, is 53% less than it is in Leander and is 27% below the National Average.
- Leander unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Brenham unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Leander, TXBrenham, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth70.6%19.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,300$28,572$37,638
 Household Income$117,090$54,536$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,104$66,325$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Leander, TXBrenham, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.3%10.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.3%17.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%5.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%6.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.8%12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.3%2.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.9%5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Leander, TXBrenham, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.8%12.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.6%4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%9.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%4.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%23.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.7%12.5%13.1%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 10 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Brenham    9 Reviews

Brenham is a typical town of it's size in Texas. The folks are friendly, but like anyplace else, it helps to have a group like a church, VFW, etc to introduce you to  More

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Was amazed at how many of the locals greeted us warmly each time we visited, though no one knew  More

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They have vets that will kill your cats at point blank range. See national news and social media sites. The ice cream will kill you with some deadly bacteria. Again  More

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