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Celina vs Fulshear

256 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+1,208.7 pts in Fulshear) and trails (3.8× in Celina).

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Celina, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 34,268 people

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Fulshear, TXHomes around $499KTexas · 34,868 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.

CelinaKnown for its schools

Schools#80 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$512K typical home71% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 92%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Celina →

FulshearHomes around $499K

Housing$499K typical home67% above the TX typical home Schools#24 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Fulshear →

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+1,208.7 pts

Fulshear has grown faster since 2010

Fulshear +1,386.4%Celina +177.7%

Celina has more miles of trail

Celina 4.5 miFulshear 1.2 mi

Street grid+76%

Fulshear has the more walkable street grid

Fulshear 81.9Celina 46.6

Bachelor’s degree++10.5 pts

More adults in Fulshear have a degree

Fulshear 74.8%Celina 64.3%

Average commute5 min

Celina has the shorter commute

Fulshear 38 minCelina 33 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Fulshear places higher on 14 of 22 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

B+CelinaSafer than 72% of U.S. towns AFulshearSafer than 93% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−CelinaBetter than 82% of districts in the state A−FulshearBetter than 84% of districts in the state

Health

ACelinaHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns A+FulshearHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns

7Celina

14Fulshear

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#69 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #442#185 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #1#212 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #537#392 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#29 SafestSafety · 470 towns #84#9 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #256#327 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #80#24

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

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.

Down paymentRate%

Celina$3,480/mo

Typical home $512K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $2,379/mo · Housing →

Fulshear$3,340/mo

Typical home $499K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.75%+ · or rent about $1,952/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Celina and Fulshear.

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

CelinaFulshear

Snow a year3″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd 78th

Outdoors & history

CelinaFulshear

Trails5 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.2%1.1%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos12 —

Community

CelinaFulshear

Library hours a week60 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

256 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CelinaTX FulshearTX

Celina ↔ Fulshear256 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

CelinaFulshear

People

Population 34,268Lowest 34,868Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +177.7%Lowest TX: +15.9% +1,386.4%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 34.7±2.4Lowest about the TX average 36.3±2Highest about the TX average

Fulshear and Celina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 31.7%±3.8Lowest TX: 25% 34.8%±5.6Highest TX: 25%

Fulshear and Celina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 9.4%±2.5Highest TX: 13.4% 8%±1.9Lowest TX: 13.4%

Celina and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 74.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.3%±2.9Highest TX: 6.2%

Fulshear and Celina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $170,894±$13kLowest 118% above TX $187,035±$23kHighest 138% above TX

Fulshear and Celina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $509,600±$47kLowest 80% above TX $572,700±$49kHighest 102% above TX

Fulshear and Celina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,379±$466Highest 70% above TX $1,952±$2kLowest 39% above TX

Celina and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $9,514Lowest 125% above TX $10,000+Highest at least 136% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.4%±25.3Highest TX: 51.7% 45.4%±22.1Lowest TX: 51.7%

Celina and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 90%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2015Lowest 23 yrs newer than TX 2016Highest 24 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 25% above TX 38 minHighest 42% above TX

Work from home 35.8%±6.7Highest TX: 14.4% 28.6%±6.1Lowest TX: 14.4%

Celina and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 2.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.25Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (16%)Houston (51%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FulshearFew work in Celina

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 1.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.6Lowest 81.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #80 of 583 in TX #24 of 583 in TX

School district CELINA ISD · PROSPER ISDKATY ISD · LAMAR CISD

High school in town Celina H SFulshear H S

Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 23.2Highest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Celina neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Celina

Prosper37,869 people · $824K homes

Pilot Point5,332 people · $293K homes

Towns like Celina

Murphy21,188 people · $556K homes

Melissa20,136 people · $454K homes

Sachse30,491 people · $406K homes

Highland Village16,101 people · $550K homes

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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.