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Allen vs Cedar Park

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+34.4 pts in Cedar Park) and trails (4× in Cedar Park).

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Allen, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 110,265 people
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Cedar Park, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 78,301 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AllenKnown for its schools
Schools#52 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#48 most walkable in TX12 miles of trails across 44 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 92%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Allen →
Cedar ParkKnown for its schools
Schools#126 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#29 most trails in TX47 miles of trails across 45 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 92%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Cedar Park →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+34.4 pts
Cedar Park has grown faster since 2010
Cedar Park +58.6%Allen +24.2%
Trails4×
Cedar Park has more miles of trail
Cedar Park 46.5 miAllen 11.5 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Allen$3,230/mo
Typical home $485K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $1,932/mo · Housing →
Cedar Park$3,090/mo
Typical home $462K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $1,846/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Allen and Cedar Park.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Allen places higher on 14 of 26 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B+AllenSafer than 70% of U.S. towns BCedar ParkSafer than 56% of U.S. towns
Schools
AAllenBetter than 92% of districts in the state A−Cedar ParkBetter than 79% of districts in the state
Health
AAllenHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns ACedar ParkHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns
14Allen
10Cedar Park

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #190#476 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #194#29 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #39#227 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #48#165 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #74#42 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #156#55 SafestSafety · 470 towns #91#163 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #52#126

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Allen’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AllenCedar Park
Snow a year3″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th30th
Outdoors & history
AllenCedar Park
Trails12 mi47 mi
Conserved land6.5%7.5%
Settled19531887
National Register places1—
Archive photos—9
Famous people born here—1
Community
AllenCedar Park
Library hours a week61 hrs66 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AllenTXCedar ParkTX
Allen ↔ Cedar Park192 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AllenCedar Park
People
Population 110,265Highest 78,301Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +58.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 38.4±0.9Highest 8% above TX 37.7±0.7Lowest 6% above TX
Allen and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.4%±1.6Lowest TX: 25% 25.7%±1.5Highest TX: 25%
Cedar Park and Allen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.4%±0.9Highest TX: 13.4% 11.3%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Allen and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 55.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±0.9Highest TX: 6.2% 5.2%±0.6Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $130,901±$8kHighest 67% above TX $129,545±$11kLowest 65% above TX
Allen and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $464,100±$8kLowest 64% above TX $513,600±$21kHighest 81% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,932±$59Highest 38% above TX $1,846±$55Lowest 32% above TX
Allen and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,844Lowest 85% above TX $8,893Highest 110% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.9%±5.7Highest TX: 51.7% 52%±5.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Allen and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.1%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 66.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Lowest 11 yrs newer than TX 2005Highest 13 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 5% above TX 26 minLowest 4% below TX
Work from home 26.7%±1.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 29.9%±2.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Cedar Park and Allen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.7%Highest 7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Highest 0.66Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (20%)Austin (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cedar ParkFew work in Allen
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.5%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.5 miLowest 46.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 44Lowest 45Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 85.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #52 of 583 in TX#126 of 583 in TX
School district ALLEN ISD · PLANO ISDHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · BASIS TEXAS
High school in town Allen H SVista Ridge H S
Students per teacherat that high school 19.8Highest 15.3Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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