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Cedar Park vs Georgetown

13 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+16.9 pts in Cedar Park) and trails (2.6× in Georgetown).

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Cedar Park, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 78,301 people
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Georgetown, TXA history townTexas · 85,999 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 →
GeorgetownA history town
HistorySettled in 184861 places on the National Register Housing$421K typical home41% above the TX typical home Outdoors#25 most trails in TX120 miles of trails across 54 parks and preserves All about Georgetown →
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.

Growth since 2010+16.9 pts
Cedar Park has grown faster since 2010
Cedar Park +58.6%Georgetown +41.7%
Trails2.6×
Georgetown has more miles of trail
Georgetown 120.0 miCedar Park 46.5 mi
Household income+36%
Households in Cedar Park earn more
Cedar Park $129,545Georgetown $95,062
Age 65++14.9 pts
Georgetown has more people 65 and up
Georgetown 26.2%Cedar Park 11.3%
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Cedar Park
Cedar Park $8,893Georgetown $6,247
Home values+20%
Homes cost more in Cedar Park
Cedar Park $513,600Georgetown $429,100
★ What stands out · Report cards

Cedar Park places higher on 16 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 BGeorgetownSafer than 56% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Cedar ParkBetter than 79% of districts in the state C+GeorgetownBetter than 43% of districts in the state
Health
ACedar ParkHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns A−GeorgetownHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns
16Cedar Park
9Georgetown

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

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #476#32 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#271 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #126#345 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #165#337 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #99#134 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #64#168 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #5#34 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #77#164

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Cedar Park

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 →
Georgetown$2,720/mo
Typical home $421K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.46% · or rent about $1,795/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Cedar Park and Georgetown.

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.

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 ParkGeorgetown
Snow a year0″0″
January low—36°F
July high—96°F
Growing season (days)—259d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th29th
Outdoors & history
Cedar ParkGeorgetown
Trails47 mi120 mi
Conserved land7.5%18.1%
Settled18871848
National Register places—61
Archive photos911
Famous people born here1—
Community
Cedar ParkGeorgetown
Library hours a week66 hrs64 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

13 miles apart

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

Cedar ParkGeorgetownCedar ParkGeorgetown
Cedar Park ↔ Georgetown13 miles apart
Who commutes between them
721 Georgetown residents work in Cedar Park (2.3% of its workers)
683 Cedar Park residents work in Georgetown (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Georgetown →
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 ParkGeorgetown
People
Population 78,301Lowest 85,999Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +58.6%Highest TX: +15.9% +41.7%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.7±0.7Lowest 6% above TX 42.6±1.4Highest 20% above TX
Kids under 18 25.7%±1.5Highest TX: 25% 19.8%±1.5Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 11.3%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 26.2%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 55.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 47.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±0.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.5%±0.7Highest TX: 6.2%
Georgetown and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $129,545±$11kHighest 65% above TX $95,062±$5kLowest 21% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $513,600±$21kHighest 81% above TX $429,100±$7kLowest 51% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,846±$55Highest 32% above TX $1,795±$43Lowest 28% above TX
Cedar Park and Georgetown 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 $6,247Lowest 48% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52%±5.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 56.4%±5.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Georgetown 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% 8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 69.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2005Lowest 13 yrs newer than TX 2008Highest 16 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 4% below TX 28 minHighest 6% above TX
Work from home 29.9%±2.3Highest TX: 14.4% 23.6%±2Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 7%Lowest 16.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Lowest 0.94Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (47%)Austin (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Georgetown2% work in Cedar Park
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Lowest 18.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 46.5 miLowest 120.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 45Lowest 54Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.4Highest 60.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #126 of 583 in TX#345 of 583 in TX
School district HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · BASIS TEXASHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · GOODWATER MONTESSORI SCHOOL
High school in town Vista Ridge H SEast View H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 15.7Highest
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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