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Celina vs Sachse

27 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+144.4 pts in Celina) and rent (+32% in Celina).

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Celina, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 34,268 people
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Sachse, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 30,491 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.

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 →
SachseKnown for its schools
Schools#107 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#122 most walkable in TX3.1 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Sachse →
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+144.4 pts
Celina has grown faster since 2010
Celina +177.7%Sachse +33.3%
Rent+32%
Rent runs higher in Celina
Celina $2,379Sachse $1,798
Street grid2×
Sachse has the more walkable street grid
Sachse 94.8Celina 46.6
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Celina
Celina $9,514Sachse $6,873
Household income+30%
Households in Celina earn more
Celina $170,894Sachse $131,808
Home values+25%
Homes cost more in Celina
Celina $509,600Sachse $406,200
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Celina

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.

Celina$3,480/mo
Typical home $512K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $2,379/mo · Housing →
Sachse$2,850/mo
Typical home $428K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $1,798/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,600 a year, between Celina and Sachse.

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

Sachse places higher on 11 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 A−SachseSafer than 78% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−CelinaBetter than 82% of districts in the state B−SachseBetter than 53% of districts in the state
Health
ACelinaHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns ASachseHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns
10Celina
11Sachse

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #537#162 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #1#310 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #442#122 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#69 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #392#256 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #6#146 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #256#138 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #12#121

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Celina’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
CelinaSachse
Snow a year3″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd62nd
Outdoors & history
CelinaSachse
Trails5 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.2%4.5%
National Register places1—
Archive photos12—
Community
CelinaSachse
Library hours a week60 hrs57 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CelinaSachseCelinaSachse
Celina ↔ Sachse27 miles apart
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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.

CelinaSachse
People
Population 34,268Highest 30,491Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +177.7%Highest TX: +15.9% +33.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.7±2.4Lowest about the TX average 39.9±1.7Highest 12% above TX
Kids under 18 31.7%±3.8Highest TX: 25% 24.3%±2.5Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 9.4%±2.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 11.8%±1.9Highest TX: 13.4%
Sachse and Celina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 48.5%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.4%±1.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Sachse 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±$13kHighest 118% above TX $131,808±$9kLowest 68% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $509,600±$47kHighest 80% above TX $406,200±$21kLowest 43% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,379±$466Highest 70% above TX $1,798±$103Lowest 28% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $9,514Highest 125% above TX $6,873Lowest 62% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.4%±25.3Highest TX: 51.7% 52%±13.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Celina and Sachse 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% 3.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 84.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2015Highest 23 yrs newer than TX 2005Lowest 13 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 25% above TX 30 minLowest 10% above TX
Work from home 35.8%±6.7Highest TX: 14.4% 25.3%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Celina and Sachse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (16%)Dallas (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SachseFew work in Celina
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 3.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.6Lowest 94.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #80 of 583 in TX#107 of 583 in TX
School district CELINA ISD · PROSPER ISDGARLAND ISD · WYLIE ISD
High school in town Celina H SSachse H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 17.3Highest
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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