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Garland vs Rowlett

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (+47% in Rowlett) and home values (+36% in Rowlett).

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Garland, TXHometown of 64 notable peopleTexas · 246,844 people
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Rowlett, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 65,463 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.

GarlandHometown of 64 notable people
Famous people64 notable peopleborn in Garland Outdoors#65 most walkable in TX22 miles of trails across 55 parks and preserves Health57% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Garland →
RowlettAn outdoors town
Outdoors#83 most conserved land in TX12 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$364K typical home22% above the TX typical home All about Rowlett →
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.

Household income+47%
Households in Rowlett earn more
Rowlett $112,081Garland $76,320
Home values+36%
Homes cost more in Rowlett
Rowlett $368,800Garland $270,800
Size3.8×
Garland is the bigger place
Garland 246,844Rowlett 65,463
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Rowlett
Rowlett $5,867Garland $4,263
Rent+21%
Rent runs higher in Rowlett
Rowlett $1,990Garland $1,641
Jobs per worker+86%
Garland is more of a job hub
Garland 0.69Rowlett 0.37
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Rowlett

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.

Garland$1,860/mo
Typical home $283K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $1,641/mo · Housing →
Rowlett$2,390/mo
Typical home $364K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,990/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Rowlett and Garland.

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

Rowlett places higher on 17 of 26 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
CGarlandSafer than 31% of U.S. towns B−RowlettSafer than 49% of U.S. towns
Schools
CGarlandBetter than 34% of districts in the state CRowlettBetter than 34% of districts in the state
Health
C+GarlandHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns A−RowlettHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
8Garland
17Rowlett

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #435#124 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #146#77 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #338#158 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #387#168 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #144#85 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #156#103 SafestSafety · 470 towns #312#197 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #269#113

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

Where they are

Garland and Rowlett share a border

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

GarlandRowlettGarlandRowlett
Garland ↔ Rowlett4.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
3,198 Rowlett residents work in Garland (9.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rowlett →
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
GarlandRowlett
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th54th
Outdoors & history
GarlandRowlett
Trails22 mi12 mi
Conserved land9.1%8.1%
Settled1891—
National Register places3—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here64—
Community
GarlandRowlett
Library hours a week63 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

GarlandRowlett
People
Population 246,844Highest 65,463Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.4%Lowest TX: +15.9% +11.3%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35±0.8Lowest about the TX average 39.9±1.9Highest 12% above TX
Kids under 18 25.5%±1Highest TX: 25% 22.4%±2Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 12.6%±0.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.8%±1.1Highest TX: 13.4%
Rowlett and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 37.9%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±0.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.2%±1.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Rowlett and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,320±$2kLowest about the TX average $112,081±$8kHighest 43% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,800±$5kLowest 5% below TX $368,800±$9kHighest 30% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,641±$33Lowest 17% above TX $1,990±$128Highest 42% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,263Lowest about the TX average $5,867Highest 39% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±3.8Highest TX: 51.7% 51.1%±10.1Lowest TX: 51.7%
Garland and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.6%Lowest TX: 62.6% 75.2%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 14 yrs older than TX 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 11% above TX 31 minHighest 17% above TX
Work from home 12.4%±1Lowest TX: 14.4% 18.4%±2.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 12.8%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (28%)Dallas (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rowlett10% work in Garland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.1%Highest 8.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.1 miHighest 11.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 55Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 112Highest 100Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #377 of 583 in TX#386 of 583 in TX
School district TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIESEDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY · GARLAND ISD
High school in town N Garland H SRowlett H S
Students per teacherat that high school 17.5Highest 15.3Lowest
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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