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Flower Mound vs Grapevine

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.7× in Grapevine) and household income (+45% in Flower Mound).

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Flower Mound, TXHomes around $605KTexas · 78,389 people
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Grapevine, TXHomes around $553KTexas · 51,139 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.

Flower MoundHomes around $605K
Housing$605K typical home102% above the TX typical home Schools#11 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#33 most conserved land in TX47 miles of trails across 65 parks and preserves All about Flower Mound →
GrapevineHomes around $553K
Housing$553K typical home85% above the TX typical home Outdoors#23 most conserved land in TX35 miles of trails across 35 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Grapevine →
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.

Jobs per worker3.7×
Grapevine is more of a job hub
Grapevine 3.06Flower Mound 0.82
Household income+45%
Households in Flower Mound earn more
Flower Mound $161,235Grapevine $111,376
Homeowners+29.8 pts renters
Grapevine has more renters
Flower Mound 82.5%Grapevine 52.7%
Growth since 2010+8.2 pts
Flower Mound has grown faster since 2010
Flower Mound +17.5%Grapevine +9.3%
Work from home+7.1 pts
More people work from home in Flower Mound
Flower Mound 28.9%Grapevine 21.8%
Rent+20%
Rent runs higher in Flower Mound
Flower Mound $2,231Grapevine $1,863
★ What stands out · Report cards

Flower Mound places higher on 14 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
A−Flower MoundSafer than 81% of U.S. towns CGrapevineSafer than 33% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+Flower MoundBetter than 74% of districts in the state A−GrapevineBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
AFlower MoundHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns AGrapevineHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns
14Flower Mound
9Grapevine

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

SafestSafety · 470 towns #36#300 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#383 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #354#222 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #280#383 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #203#301 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #18#100 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #304#366 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #44#115

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Flower Mound

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.

Flower Mound$3,920/mo
Typical home $605K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $2,231/mo · Housing →
Grapevine$3,580/mo
Typical home $553K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $1,863/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Flower Mound and Grapevine.

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

Flower Mound and Grapevine share a border

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

Flower MoundGrapevineFlower MoundGrapevine
Flower Mound ↔ Grapevine7.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,914 Flower Mound residents work in Grapevine (4.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Flower Mound →
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
Flower MoundGrapevine
Snow a year0″2″
January low—36°F
July high—96°F
Growing season (days)—262d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th44th
Outdoors & history
Flower MoundGrapevine
Trails47 mi35 mi
Conserved land18.4%22.8%
Settled—1844
National Register places—6
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—18
Community
Flower MoundGrapevine
Library hours a week61 hrs63 hrs
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.

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.

Flower MoundGrapevine
People
Population 78,389Highest 51,139Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.5%Highest TX: +15.9% +9.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 43.5±0.8Highest 22% above TX 39.7±1.4Lowest 12% above TX
Kids under 18 24.7%±1.4Highest TX: 25% 21.3%±1.8Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 12.7%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.1%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Grapevine and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 65.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 57.5%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±0.5Highest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±0.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Flower Mound and Grapevine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $161,235±$7kHighest 105% above TX $111,376±$9kLowest 42% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $560,200±$16kHighest 97% above TX $493,100±$12kLowest 74% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,231±$83Highest 59% above TX $1,863±$67Lowest 33% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,300Highest 96% above TX $7,274Lowest 72% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.7%±6.4Highest TX: 51.7% 45.3%±4.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Flower Mound and Grapevine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 6.7%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 52.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX 1993Lowest 1 yr newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest about the TX average 22 minLowest 16% below TX
Work from home 28.9%±1.8Highest TX: 14.4% 21.8%±2.5Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 10.3%Lowest 13.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Lowest 3.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (17%)Dallas (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in GrapevineFew work in Flower Mound
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.4%Lowest 22.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 46.6 miHighest 35.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 65Highest 35Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.5Highest 54.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #11 of 583 in TX#69 of 583 in TX
School district ARGYLE ISD · LEWISVILLE ISDGRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
High school in town Flower Mound H SGrapevine H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.1Highest 13.3Lowest
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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