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Flower Mound vs Prosper

23 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+202.7 pts in Prosper) and trails (12.9× in Flower Mound).

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Flower Mound, TXHomes around $605KTexas · 78,389 people
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Prosper, TXHomes around $758KTexas · 37,869 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $820 more a month in Prosper

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 →
Prosper$4,740/mo
Typical home $758K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21%+ · or rent about $2,176/mo · Housing →

The difference: $820 a month, about $9,900 a year, between Prosper 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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Flower Mound places higher on 13 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 MoundProsper
Snow a year0″3″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th50th
Outdoors & history
Flower MoundProsper
Trails47 mi4 mi
Conserved land18.4%1.3%
Community
Flower MoundProsper
Library hours a week61 hrs49 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.

Where they are

23 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flower MoundProsperFlower MoundProsper
Flower Mound ↔ Prosper23 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 MoundProsper
People
Population 78,389Highest 37,869Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +220.2%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 43.5±0.8Highest 22% above TX 37.6±1.5Lowest 6% above TX
Kids under 18 24.7%±1.4Lowest TX: 25% 32.7%±2.5Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 12.7%±0.9Highest TX: 13.4% 9.2%±1.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 65.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 66.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±0.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.2%±1.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Prosper 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 $195,281±$13kHighest 149% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $560,200±$16kLowest 97% above TX $823,700±$29kHighest 190% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,231±$83Highest 59% above TX $2,176±$159Lowest 55% above TX
Flower Mound and Prosper 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 $10,000+Highest at least 136% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.7%±6.4Highest TX: 51.7% 41.9%±11.7Lowest TX: 51.7%
Flower Mound and Prosper 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% 5.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 87.9%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX 2014Highest 22 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest about the TX average 30 minHighest 10% above TX
Work from home 28.9%±1.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 35.6%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 10.3%Highest 8.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Highest 0.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (17%)Dallas (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ProsperFew work in Flower Mound
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.4%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 46.6 miHighest 3.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 65Highest 8Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.5Lowest 75.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #11 of 583 in TX#59 of 583 in TX
School district ARGYLE ISD · LEWISVILLE ISDDENTON ISD · PROSPER ISD
High school in town Flower Mound H SProsper H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.1 16.1
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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