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Flower Mound vs Keller

10 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.8× in Flower Mound) and conserved land (+14.7 pts in Flower Mound).

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Flower Mound, TXHomes around $605KTexas · 78,389 people
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Keller, TXHomes around $654KTexas · 45,976 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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Keller

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 →
Keller$4,310/mo
Typical home $654K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $2,144/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Keller and Flower Mound.

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

Flower Mound places higher on 17 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.

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 MoundKeller
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Flower MoundKeller
Trails47 mi7 mi
Conserved land18.4%3.7%
Settled—1881
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—8
Community
Flower MoundKeller
Library hours a week61 hrs52 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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

10 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flower MoundKellerFlower MoundKeller
Flower Mound ↔ Keller9.7 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.

Flower MoundKeller
People
Population 78,389Highest 45,976Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.5%Highest TX: +15.9% +15.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 43.5±0.8Lowest 22% above TX 45.1±1.2Highest 27% above TX
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.7%±1.4Lowest TX: 25% 25.6%±2Highest TX: 25%
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 16.8%±1.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 65.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 60.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±0.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.9%±0.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $161,235±$7kLowest 105% above TX $174,950±$12kHighest 123% above TX
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $560,200±$16kLowest 97% above TX $594,300±$21kHighest 109% above TX
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,231±$83Highest 59% above TX $2,144±$135Lowest 53% above TX
Flower Mound and Keller are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,300Lowest 96% above TX $9,614Highest 127% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.7%±6.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 61.5%±9.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 3.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 83.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX 1999Highest 7 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest about the TX average 27 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 28.9%±1.8Highest TX: 14.4% 25.8%±2.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Flower Mound and Keller are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.3%Highest 7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Highest 0.71Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (17%)Fort Worth (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KellerFew work in Flower Mound
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.4%Highest 3.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 46.6 miHighest 6.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 65Highest 14Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.5Lowest 87.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #11 of 583 in TX#30 of 583 in TX
School district ARGYLE ISD · LEWISVILLE ISDKELLER ISD
High school in town Flower Mound H SKeller H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.1Lowest 18.7Highest
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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