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Georgetown vs Cedar Park

13 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+16.9 pts in Cedar Park) and trails (2.6× in Georgetown).

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Georgetown, TXA history townTexas · 85,999 people
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Cedar Park, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 78,301 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.

GeorgetownA history town
HistorySettled in 184861 places on the National Register Housing$421K typical home41% above the TX typical home Outdoors#25 most trails in TX120 miles of trails across 54 parks and preserves All about Georgetown →
Cedar ParkKnown for its schools
Schools#126 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#29 most trails in TX47 miles of trails across 45 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 92%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Cedar Park →
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+16.9 pts
Cedar Park has grown faster since 2010
Cedar Park +58.6%Georgetown +41.7%
Trails2.6×
Georgetown has more miles of trail
Georgetown 120.0 miCedar Park 46.5 mi
Household income+36%
Households in Cedar Park earn more
Cedar Park $129,545Georgetown $95,062
Age 65++14.9 pts
Georgetown has more people 65 and up
Georgetown 26.2%Cedar Park 11.3%
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Cedar Park
Cedar Park $8,893Georgetown $6,247
Home values+20%
Homes cost more in Cedar Park
Cedar Park $513,600Georgetown $429,100
★ What stands out · Report cards

Cedar Park places higher on 16 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
BGeorgetownSafer than 56% of U.S. towns BCedar ParkSafer than 56% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+GeorgetownBetter than 43% of districts in the state A−Cedar ParkBetter than 79% of districts in the state
Health
A−GeorgetownHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns ACedar ParkHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns
9Georgetown
16Cedar Park

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

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #32#476 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #271#41 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #345#126 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #337#165 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #134#99 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #168#64 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #34#5 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #164#77

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Cedar Park

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.

Georgetown$2,720/mo
Typical home $421K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.46% · or rent about $1,795/mo · Housing →
Cedar Park$3,090/mo
Typical home $462K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $1,846/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Cedar Park and Georgetown.

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.

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
GeorgetownCedar Park
Snow a year0″0″
January low36°F—
July high96°F—
Growing season (days)259d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th30th
Outdoors & history
GeorgetownCedar Park
Trails120 mi47 mi
Conserved land18.1%7.5%
Settled18481887
National Register places61—
Archive photos119
Famous people born here—1
Community
GeorgetownCedar Park
Library hours a week64 hrs66 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.

Where they are

13 miles apart

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

GeorgetownCedar ParkGeorgetownCedar Park
Georgetown ↔ Cedar Park13 miles apart
Who commutes between them
721 Georgetown residents work in Cedar Park (2.3% of its workers)
683 Cedar Park residents work in Georgetown (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Georgetown →
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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.

GeorgetownCedar Park
People
Population 85,999Highest 78,301Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +41.7%Lowest TX: +15.9% +58.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 42.6±1.4Highest 20% above TX 37.7±0.7Lowest 6% above TX
Kids under 18 19.8%±1.5Lowest TX: 25% 25.7%±1.5Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 26.2%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4% 11.3%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 55.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±0.7Highest TX: 6.2% 5.2%±0.6Lowest TX: 6.2%
Georgetown and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,062±$5kLowest 21% above TX $129,545±$11kHighest 65% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $429,100±$7kLowest 51% above TX $513,600±$21kHighest 81% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,795±$43Lowest 28% above TX $1,846±$55Highest 32% above TX
Cedar Park and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,247Lowest 48% above TX $8,893Highest 110% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.4%±5.5Highest TX: 51.7% 52%±5.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Georgetown and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 66.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2008Highest 16 yrs newer than TX 2005Lowest 13 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 6% above TX 26 minLowest 4% below TX
Work from home 23.6%±2Lowest TX: 14.4% 29.9%±2.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 16.2%Highest 7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.66Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (31%)Austin (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Cedar Park2% work in Georgetown
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.1%Highest 7.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 120.0 miHighest 46.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 54Highest 45Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.2Lowest 85.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #345 of 583 in TX#126 of 583 in TX
School district HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · GOODWATER MONTESSORI SCHOOLHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · BASIS TEXAS
High school in town East View H SVista Ridge H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.7Highest 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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