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Grapevine vs Flower Mound

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.7× in Grapevine) and household income (+45% in Flower Mound).

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Grapevine, TXHomes around $553KTexas · 51,139 people
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Flower Mound, TXHomes around $605KTexas · 78,389 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.

GrapevineHomes around $553K
Housing$553K typical home85% above the TX typical home Outdoors#23 most conserved land in TX35 miles of trails across 35 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Grapevine →
Flower MoundHomes around $605K
Housing$605K typical home102% above the TX typical home Schools#11 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#33 most conserved land in TX47 miles of trails across 65 parks and preserves All about Flower Mound →
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.

Jobs per worker3.7×
Grapevine is more of a job hub
Grapevine 3.06Flower Mound 0.82
Household income+45%
Households in Flower Mound earn more
Flower Mound $161,235Grapevine $111,376
Homeowners+29.8 pts renters
Grapevine has more renters
Flower Mound 82.5%Grapevine 52.7%
Growth since 2010+8.2 pts
Flower Mound has grown faster since 2010
Flower Mound +17.5%Grapevine +9.3%
Work from home+7.1 pts
More people work from home in Flower Mound
Flower Mound 28.9%Grapevine 21.8%
Rent+20%
Rent runs higher in Flower Mound
Flower Mound $2,231Grapevine $1,863
★ What stands out · Report cards

Flower Mound places higher on 14 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.

Safety
CGrapevineSafer than 33% of U.S. towns A−Flower MoundSafer than 81% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−GrapevineBetter than 80% of districts in the state B+Flower MoundBetter than 74% of districts in the state
Health
AGrapevineHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns AFlower MoundHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns
9Grapevine
14Flower Mound

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 470 towns #300#36 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#148 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #222#354 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #383#280 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #301#203 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #100#18 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #366#304 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #115#44

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Flower Mound

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.

Grapevine$3,580/mo
Typical home $553K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $1,863/mo · Housing →
Flower Mound$3,920/mo
Typical home $605K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $2,231/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Flower Mound and Grapevine.

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.

Where they are

Grapevine and Flower Mound share a border

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

GrapevineFlower MoundGrapevineFlower Mound
Grapevine ↔ Flower Mound7.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,914 Flower Mound residents work in Grapevine (4.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Flower Mound →
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
GrapevineFlower Mound
Snow a year2″0″
January low36°F—
July high96°F—
Growing season (days)262d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th48th
Outdoors & history
GrapevineFlower Mound
Trails35 mi47 mi
Conserved land22.8%18.4%
Settled1844—
National Register places6—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here18—
Community
GrapevineFlower Mound
Library hours a week63 hrs61 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

GrapevineFlower Mound
People
Population 51,139Lowest 78,389Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +17.5%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.7±1.4Lowest 12% above TX 43.5±0.8Highest 22% above TX
Kids under 18 21.3%±1.8Lowest TX: 25% 24.7%±1.4Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 14.1%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Grapevine and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 65.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±0.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.4%±0.5Highest TX: 6.2%
Flower Mound and Grapevine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,376±$9kLowest 42% above TX $161,235±$7kHighest 105% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $493,100±$12kLowest 74% above TX $560,200±$16kHighest 97% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,863±$67Lowest 33% above TX $2,231±$83Highest 59% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,274Lowest 72% above TX $8,300Highest 96% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.3%±4.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 45.7%±6.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Flower Mound and Grapevine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 4.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 82.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Lowest 1 yr newer than TX 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 16% below TX 26 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 21.8%±2.5Lowest TX: 14.4% 28.9%±1.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 13.9%Highest 10.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.06Highest 0.82Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (15%)Dallas (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flower Mound4% work in Grapevine
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.8%Highest 18.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 35.1 miLowest 46.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 35Lowest 65Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.1Lowest 67.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #69 of 583 in TX#11 of 583 in TX
School district GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISDARGYLE ISD · LEWISVILLE ISD
High school in town Grapevine H SFlower Mound H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.3Lowest 16.1Highest
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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