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Cedar Park vs Allen

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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Cedar Park, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 78,301 people
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Allen, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 110,265 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Cedar Park$3,090/mo
Typical home $462K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $1,846/mo · Housing →
Allen$3,230/mo
Typical home $485K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $1,932/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
BCedar ParkSafer than 56% of U.S. towns B+AllenSafer than 70% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Cedar ParkBetter than 79% of districts in the state AAllenBetter than 92% of districts in the state
Health
ACedar ParkHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns AAllenHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns
10Cedar Park
14Allen

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

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

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cedar Park’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
Cedar ParkAllen
Snow a year0″3″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th60th
Outdoors & history
Cedar ParkAllen
Trails47 mi12 mi
Conserved land7.5%6.5%
Settled18871953
National Register places—1
Archive photos9—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Cedar ParkAllen
Library hours a week66 hrs61 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.

Cedar ParkTXAllenTX
Cedar Park ↔ Allen192 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.

Cedar ParkAllen
People
Population 78,301Lowest 110,265Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +58.6%Highest TX: +15.9% +24.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.7±0.7Lowest 6% above TX 38.4±0.9Highest 8% 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 25.7%±1.5Highest TX: 25% 25.4%±1.6Lowest 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+ 11.3%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 11.4%±0.9Highest 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+ 55.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 57.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±0.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.8%±0.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $129,545±$11kLowest 65% above TX $130,901±$8kHighest 67% 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 $513,600±$21kHighest 81% above TX $464,100±$8kLowest 64% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,846±$55Lowest 32% above TX $1,932±$59Highest 38% 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 $8,893Highest 110% above TX $7,844Lowest 85% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52%±5.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 53.9%±5.7Highest 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 5.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 6.1%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 69.4%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2005Highest 13 yrs newer than TX 2003Lowest 11 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 4% below TX 28 minHighest 5% above TX
Work from home 29.9%±2.3Highest TX: 14.4% 26.7%±1.8Lowest 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 7%Lowest 10.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Lowest 0.70Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (47%)Dallas (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AllenFew work in Cedar Park
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Highest 6.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 46.5 miHighest 11.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 45Highest 44Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.4Lowest 118Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #126 of 583 in TX#52 of 583 in TX
School district HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · BASIS TEXASALLEN ISD · PLANO ISD
High school in town Vista Ridge H SAllen H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 19.8Highest
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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