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Fulshear vs Prosper

251 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+1,166.2 pts in Fulshear) and trails (3× in Prosper).

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Fulshear, TXHomes around $499KTexas · 34,868 people
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Prosper, TXHomes around $758KTexas · 37,869 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.

FulshearHomes around $499K
Housing$499K typical home67% above the TX typical home Schools#24 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Fulshear →
ProsperHomes around $758K
Housing$758K typical home153% above the TX typical home Schools#59 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Prosper →
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.

Growth since 2010+1,166.2 pts
Fulshear has grown faster since 2010
Fulshear +1,386.4%Prosper +220.2%
Trails3×
Prosper has more miles of trail
Prosper 3.6 miFulshear 1.2 mi
Jobs per worker2.9×
Prosper is more of a job hub
Prosper 0.73Fulshear 0.25
Home values+44%
Homes cost more in Prosper
Prosper $823,700Fulshear $572,700
Average commute8 min
Prosper has the shorter commute
Fulshear 38 minProsper 30 min
Bachelor’s degree++8.3 pts
More adults in Fulshear have a degree
Fulshear 74.8%Prosper 66.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,400 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.

Fulshear$3,340/mo
Typical home $499K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.75%+ · or rent about $1,952/mo · Housing →
Prosper$4,740/mo
Typical home $758K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21%+ · or rent about $2,176/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,400 a month, about $16,800 a year, between Prosper and Fulshear.

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

Fulshear places higher on 11 of 22 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
AFulshearSafer than 93% of U.S. towns B+ProsperSafer than 73% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−FulshearBetter than 84% of districts in the state AProsperBetter than 89% of districts in the state
Health
A+FulshearHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns AProsperHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
11Fulshear
10Prosper

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #327#113 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #212#21 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#256 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #622#471 SafestSafety · 470 towns #9#77 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #29#120 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #5#60 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #390#353

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

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
FulshearProsper
Snow a year0″3″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th50th
Outdoors & history
FulshearProsper
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.1%1.3%
Community
FulshearProsper
Library hours a week—49 hrs
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.

Where they are

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FulshearTXProsperTX
Fulshear ↔ Prosper251 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.

FulshearProsper
People
Population 34,868Lowest 37,869Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1,386.4%Highest TX: +15.9% +220.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.3±2Lowest about the TX average 37.6±1.5Highest 6% above TX
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.8%±5.6Highest TX: 25% 32.7%±2.5Lowest TX: 25%
Fulshear and Prosper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8%±1.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 9.2%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 74.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 66.5%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±2.9Highest TX: 6.2% 5.2%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2%
Fulshear and Prosper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $187,035±$23kLowest 138% above TX $195,281±$13kHighest 149% above TX
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $572,700±$49kLowest 102% above TX $823,700±$29kHighest 190% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,952±$2kLowest 39% above TX $2,176±$159Highest 55% above TX
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 136% above TX $10,000+ at least 136% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.4%±22.1Highest TX: 51.7% 41.9%±11.7Lowest TX: 51.7%
Fulshear and Prosper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 5.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90%Highest TX: 62.6% 87.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2016Highest 24 yrs newer than TX 2014Lowest 22 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 42% above TX 30 minLowest 10% above TX
Work from home 28.6%±6.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 35.6%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 8.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (51%)Dallas (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ProsperFew work in Fulshear
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 3.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.9Highest 75.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #24 of 583 in TX#59 of 583 in TX
School district KATY ISD · LAMAR CISDDENTON ISD · PROSPER ISD
High school in town Fulshear H SProsper H S
Students per teacherat that high school 23.2Highest 16.1Lowest
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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