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Cedar Park vs Leander

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+64.6 pts in Leander).

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Cedar Park, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 78,301 people
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Leander, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 74,067 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 →
LeanderKnown for its schools
Schools#179 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$422K typical home41% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Leander →
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+64.6 pts
Leander has grown faster since 2010
Leander +123.2%Cedar Park +58.6%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Cedar Park places higher on 17 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 A−LeanderSafer than 76% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Cedar ParkBetter than 79% of districts in the state A−LeanderBetter than 79% of districts in the state
Health
ACedar ParkHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns ALeanderHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns
17Cedar Park
7Leander

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

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #476#43 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #42#128 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #5#82 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #99#39 SafestSafety · 470 towns #163#62 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #165#300 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #337#459 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #227#336

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 $240 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 →
Leander$2,840/mo
Typical home $422K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $1,939/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Cedar Park and Leander.

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.

Where they are

Cedar Park and Leander share a border

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

Cedar ParkLeanderCedar ParkLeander
Cedar Park ↔ Leander5.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2,211 Leander residents work in Cedar Park (6.2% of its workers)
1,993 Cedar Park residents work in Leander (4.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Leander →
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 ParkLeander
Snow a year0″0″
January low—36°F
July high—96°F
Growing season (days)—259d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th33rd
Outdoors & history
Cedar ParkLeander
Trails47 mi32 mi
Conserved land7.5%4.8%
Settled1887—
Archive photos9—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Cedar ParkLeander
Library hours a week66 hrs52 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.

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 ParkLeander
People
Population 78,301Highest 74,067Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +58.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% +123.2%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.7±0.7Highest 6% above TX 36.3±0.7Lowest about the TX average
Cedar Park and Leander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±1.5Lowest TX: 25% 26.9%±1.6Highest TX: 25%
Leander and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.3%±0.9Highest TX: 13.4% 8.5%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 55.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 53.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±0.6Highest TX: 6.2% 4.5%±0.6Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cedar Park and Leander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $129,545±$11kLowest 65% above TX $139,048±$5kHighest 77% above TX
Leander 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 $506,200±$20kLowest 78% above TX
Cedar Park and Leander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,846±$55Lowest 32% above TX $1,939±$92Highest 38% above TX
Leander and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,893Lowest 110% above TX $9,083Highest 115% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52%±5.2Highest TX: 51.7% 46.2%±5.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Cedar Park and Leander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 73.4%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2005Lowest 13 yrs newer than TX 2013Highest 21 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 4% below TX 29 minHighest 9% above TX
Work from home 29.9%±2.3Lowest TX: 14.4% 30.6%±2.2Highest TX: 14.4%
Leander and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7%Lowest 9.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (47%)Austin (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Leander6% work in Cedar Park
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Highest 4.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 46.5 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 45Highest 20Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.4Highest 64.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #126 of 583 in TX#179 of 583 in TX
School district HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · BASIS TEXASHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · LEANDER ISD
High school in town Vista Ridge H SRouse H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 16.0Highest
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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