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Plainview, TX vs Houston, TX

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- Houston has 66% more violent crime than Plainview.
- Houston has 17% more property crime than Plainview.
 Plainview, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock50.422.7
 Property Crime52.6  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Plainview    1 Reviews

Over 21 years ago

plainview is small and theres nothing to do so come to plainview and have  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Plainview, TexasCrime Index
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 Edmonson, TX31.1
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 Plainview, TX34.85

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