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Conroe vs Denton

222 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+36.6 pts in Conroe) and in college (+12.7 pts in Denton).

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Conroe, TXHomes around $313KTexas · 102,360 people
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Denton, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 152,866 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.

ConroeHomes around $313K
Housing$313K typical home5% above the TX typical home Outdoors#109 most trails in TX56 miles of trails across 32 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 54%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Conroe →
DentonOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$347K typical home16% above the TX typical home Outdoors#114 most conserved land in TX38 miles of trails across 49 parks and preserves All about Denton →
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+36.6 pts
Conroe has grown faster since 2010
Conroe +60%Denton +23.4%
In college+12.7 pts
Denton is more of a college town
Denton 18.3%Conroe 5.6%
Kids under 18+5.7 pts
Conroe has more kids
Conroe 23.9%Denton 18.2%
Average commute5 min
Denton has the shorter commute
Conroe 29 minDenton 24 min
Home values+12%
Homes cost more in Denton
Denton $348,200Conroe $309,600
★ What stands out · Report cards

Conroe places higher on 12 of 23 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
C+ConroeSafer than 37% of U.S. towns CDentonSafer than 33% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−ConroeBetter than 82% of districts in the state BDentonBetter than 55% of districts in the state
Health
B−ConroeHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns B+DentonHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns
12Conroe
11Denton

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #275#3 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#476 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #109#224 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #435#268 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #112#157 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #310#179 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #120#252 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #344#225

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Denton

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.

Conroe$2,080/mo
Typical home $313K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $1,393/mo · Housing →
Denton$2,270/mo
Typical home $347K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $1,420/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Denton and Conroe.

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
ConroeDenton
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F34°F
July high91°F95°F
Growing season (days)259d249d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th43rd
Outdoors & history
ConroeDenton
Trails56 mi38 mi
Conserved land4.9%6.4%
Settled19041866
National Register places15
Community
ConroeDenton
Library hours a week59 hrs59 hrs
Colleges in town—2
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

222 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ConroeTXDentonTX
Conroe ↔ Denton222 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.

ConroeDenton
People
Population 102,360Lowest 152,866Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +60%Highest TX: +15.9% +23.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.7±0.9Highest 5% below TX 31.4±0.6Lowest 12% below TX
Kids under 18 23.9%±1.4Highest TX: 25% 18.2%±1.1Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 13.2%±0.9Highest TX: 13.4% 12.5%±0.7Lowest TX: 13.4%
Conroe and Denton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 41.7%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±0.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 18.3%±1Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,206±$4kHighest about the TX average $76,019±$4kLowest 3% below TX
Conroe and Denton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $309,600±$14kLowest 9% above TX $348,200±$6kHighest 23% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,393±$29Lowest about the TX average $1,420±$40Highest about the TX average
Denton and Conroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,268Lowest 24% above TX $5,493Highest 30% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.3%±4.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 60.7%±3.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Denton and Conroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 15.8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 50%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 14 yrs newer than TX 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 7% above TX 24 minLowest 11% below TX
Work from home 12.4%±1.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 14.3%±1.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Denton and Conroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 22.8%Lowest 27.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.99Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (27%)Dallas (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DentonFew work in Conroe
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 55.5 miHighest 37.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 32Lowest 49Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.3Highest 45.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #286 of 583 in TX#257 of 583 in TX
School district CONROE ISD · MAGNOLIA ISDTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
High school in town Conroe H SGuyer H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.4Highest 15.1Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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