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Argyle vs Sunnyvale

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (71× in Sunnyvale) and growth since 2010 (+19.7 pts in Sunnyvale).

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Argyle, TXHomes around $596KTexas · 5,371 people
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Sunnyvale, TXHomes around $632KTexas · 8,336 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 differ most

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

★ What stands out · Report cards

Argyle places higher on 11 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Sunnyvale

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 →
Sunnyvale$4,150/mo
Typical home $632K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $1,422/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Sunnyvale and Argyle.

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.

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
ArgyleSunnyvale
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th53rd
Outdoors & history
ArgyleSunnyvale
Trails0 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.2%2.1%
Settled1881—
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here3—
Community
ArgyleSunnyvale
Library hours a week—43 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Argyle ↔ Sunnyvale42 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.

ArgyleSunnyvale
People
Population 5,371Lowest 8,336Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +53.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 44.9±5.6Highest 26% above TX 43.3±2Lowest 22% above TX
Argyle and Sunnyvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27%±6.4Lowest TX: 25% 28%±3.6Highest TX: 25%
Sunnyvale and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±4.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 18.6%±3.2Highest TX: 13.4%
Sunnyvale and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64%Highest TX: 33.8% 57.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.1%±6.2Highest TX: 6.2% 3.5%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Argyle and Sunnyvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $181,352±$30kHighest 131% above TX $170,348±$12kLowest 117% above TX
Argyle and Sunnyvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $695,300±$64kHighest 145% above TX $565,300±$33kLowest 99% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,713±$1kHighest 93% above TX $1,422±$543Lowest about the TX average
Argyle and Sunnyvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 136% above TX $8,926Lowest 111% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±44.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 79.9%±62Highest TX: 51.7%
Sunnyvale 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% 6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 91.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Lowest 10 yrs newer than TX 2006Highest 14 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 36% above TX 33 minLowest 23% above TX
Work from home 30.5%±6.9Highest TX: 14.4% 13.6%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 5.5%Highest 5.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.17Lowest 1.26Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (14%)Dallas (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SunnyvaleFew work in Argyle
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 7.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.6Lowest 25.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #35 of 583 in TX#77 of 583 in TX
School district ARGYLE ISDEDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY · SUNNYVALE ISD
High school in town None in townSunnyvale H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.4
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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