Houston is about 43 times bigger than Jersey City.

Jersey City (map shows its 11 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 38 sq km, while Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, making Houston 4,243% larger than Jersey City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Jersey City vs. Houston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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