State size comparison

compared to

California is about 243 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 24,249% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. California uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share
Compare further: California vs. Houston
Flip Comparison · See true size
See California on top of Houston
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Houston is 13.0% cheaper than California
→