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Denton vs Corinth

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (37.8× in Denton) and size (6.5× in Denton).

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Denton, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 152,866 people
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Corinth, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 23,385 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Corinth places higher on 12 of 21 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Corinth

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.

Denton$2,270/mo
Typical home $347K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $1,420/mo · Housing →
Corinth$2,710/mo
Typical home $408K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.68% · or rent about $1,891/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Corinth and Denton.

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

Denton and Corinth share a border

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

DentonCorinthDentonCorinth
Denton ↔ Corinth6.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,755 Corinth residents work in Denton (13.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Corinth →
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
DentonCorinth
Snow a year0″0″
January low34°F—
July high95°F—
Growing season (days)249d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd48th
Outdoors & history
DentonCorinth
Trails38 mi1 mi
Conserved land6.4%6.3%
Settled18661909
National Register places5—
Archive photos—1
Community
DentonCorinth
Library hours a week59 hrs—
Colleges in town2—
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.

DentonCorinth
People
Population 152,866Highest 23,385Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +23.4%Highest TX: +15.9% +13.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 31.4±0.6Lowest 12% below TX 40.2±1.7Highest 13% above TX
Kids under 18 18.2%±1.1Lowest TX: 25% 22.3%±3.1Highest TX: 25%
Corinth and Denton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.5%±0.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.4%±1.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Corinth and Denton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 45.4%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 18.3%±1Highest TX: 6.2% 7.2%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,019±$4kLowest 3% below TX $120,580±$10kHighest 54% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $348,200±$6kLowest 23% above TX $375,600±$12kHighest 32% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,420±$40Lowest about the TX average $1,891±$157Highest 35% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,493Lowest 30% above TX $6,308Highest 49% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.7%±3.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 62.2%±13.9Highest TX: 51.7%
Corinth and Denton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 3.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Lowest TX: 62.6% 76.7%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997 5 yrs newer than TX 1997 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 11% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 14.3%±1.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 16.9%±2.4Highest TX: 14.4%
Corinth and Denton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 27.7%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Highest 0.35Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (11%)Dallas (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Corinth13% work in Denton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 37.8 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 49Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.1Lowest 103Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #257 of 583 in TX#131 of 583 in TX
School district TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMYTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · DENTON ISD
High school in town Guyer H SLake Dallas H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.1Lowest 15.6Highest
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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