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Argyle vs Denton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (378× in Denton) and size (28.5× in Denton).

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Argyle, TXHomes around $596KTexas · 5,371 people
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Denton, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 152,866 people
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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,570 more a month in Argyle

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.

Argyle$3,840/mo
Typical home $596K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44%+ · or rent about $2,713/mo · Housing →
Denton$2,270/mo
Typical home $347K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $1,420/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,570 a month, about $18,800 a year, between Argyle and Denton.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Argyle places higher on 14 of 21 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.

Where they are

Argyle and Denton share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ArgyleDentonArgyleDenton
Argyle ↔ Denton8.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
202 Argyle residents work in Denton (9.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Argyle →
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
ArgyleDenton
Snow a year0″0″
January low—34°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—249d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th43rd
Outdoors & history
ArgyleDenton
Trails0 mi38 mi
Conserved land0.2%6.4%
Settled18811866
National Register places—5
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here3—
Community
ArgyleDenton
Library hours a week—59 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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.

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.

ArgyleDenton
People
Population 5,371Lowest 152,866Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34.2%Highest TX: +15.9% +23.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 44.9±5.6Highest 26% above TX 31.4±0.6Lowest 12% below TX
Kids under 18 27%±6.4Highest TX: 25% 18.2%±1.1Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 18.1%±4.8Highest TX: 13.4% 12.5%±0.7Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64%Highest TX: 33.8% 41.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.1%±6.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 18.3%±1Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $181,352±$30kHighest 131% above TX $76,019±$4kLowest 3% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $695,300±$64kHighest 145% above TX $348,200±$6kLowest 23% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,713±$1kHighest 93% above TX $1,420±$40Lowest about the TX average
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 136% above TX $5,493Lowest 30% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±44.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 60.7%±3.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Denton and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 15.8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 50%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 10 yrs newer than TX 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 36% above TX 24 minLowest 11% below TX
Work from home 30.5%±6.9Highest TX: 14.4% 14.3%±1.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 5.5%Lowest 27.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.17Highest 0.99Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (14%)Dallas (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in DentonFew work in Argyle
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 37.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 49Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.6Lowest 45.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #35 of 583 in TX#257 of 583 in TX
School district ARGYLE ISDTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
High school in town None in townGuyer H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.1
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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