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Keller vs Flower Mound

10 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.8× in Flower Mound) and conserved land (+14.7 pts in Flower Mound).

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Keller, TXHomes around $654KTexas · 45,976 people
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Flower Mound, TXHomes around $605KTexas · 78,389 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 differ most

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 $390 more a month in Keller

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.

Keller$4,310/mo
Typical home $654K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $2,144/mo · Housing →
Flower Mound$3,920/mo
Typical home $605K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $2,231/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Keller 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.

Report cards

Flower Mound places higher on 17 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
KellerFlower Mound
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
KellerFlower Mound
Trails7 mi47 mi
Conserved land3.7%18.4%
Settled1881—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here8—
Community
KellerFlower Mound
Library hours a week52 hrs61 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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

10 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KellerFlower MoundKellerFlower Mound
Keller ↔ Flower Mound9.7 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.

KellerFlower Mound
People
Population 45,976Lowest 78,389Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +17.5%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 45.1±1.2Highest 27% above TX 43.5±0.8Lowest 22% above TX
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±2Highest TX: 25% 24.7%±1.4Lowest TX: 25%
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.8%±1.5Highest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 60.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 65.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±0.9Highest TX: 6.2% 4.4%±0.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Keller 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 $174,950±$12kHighest 123% above TX $161,235±$7kLowest 105% above TX
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $594,300±$21kHighest 109% above TX $560,200±$16kLowest 97% above TX
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,144±$135Lowest 53% above TX $2,231±$83Highest 59% above TX
Flower Mound and Keller are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $9,614Highest 127% above TX $8,300Lowest 96% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±9.5Highest TX: 51.7% 45.7%±6.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Keller and Flower Mound are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 4.3%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 82.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1999Highest 7 yrs newer than TX 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 26 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 25.8%±2.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 28.9%±1.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Flower Mound and Keller are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7%Lowest 10.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 0.82Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (19%)Dallas (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flower MoundFew work in Keller
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.7%Lowest 18.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.9 miLowest 46.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Lowest 65Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 87.8Highest 67.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #30 of 583 in TX#11 of 583 in TX
School district KELLER ISDARGYLE ISD · LEWISVILLE ISD
High school in town Keller H SFlower Mound H S
Students per teacherat that high school 18.7Highest 16.1Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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1 neighbor in Keller can answer.

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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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