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Leander vs Cedar Park

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+64.6 pts in Leander).

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Leander, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 74,067 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.

LeanderKnown for its schools
Schools#179 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$422K typical home41% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Leander →
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 differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+64.6 pts
Leander has grown faster since 2010
Leander +123.2%Cedar Park +58.6%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Cedar Park 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
A−LeanderSafer than 76% of U.S. towns BCedar ParkSafer than 56% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−LeanderBetter than 79% of districts in the state A−Cedar ParkBetter than 79% of districts in the state
Health
ALeanderHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns ACedar ParkHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns
7Leander
17Cedar Park

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

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #43#476 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #128#42 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #82#5 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #39#99 SafestSafety · 470 towns #62#163 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #300#165 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #459#337 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #336#227

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 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.

Leander$2,840/mo
Typical home $422K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $1,939/mo · Housing →
Cedar Park$3,090/mo
Typical home $462K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $1,846/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Cedar Park and Leander.

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

Leander and Cedar Park share a border

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

LeanderCedar ParkLeanderCedar Park
Leander ↔ Cedar Park5.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2,211 Leander residents work in Cedar Park (6.2% of its workers)
1,993 Cedar Park residents work in Leander (4.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Leander →
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
LeanderCedar Park
Snow a year0″0″
January low36°F—
July high96°F—
Growing season (days)259d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd30th
Outdoors & history
LeanderCedar Park
Trails32 mi47 mi
Conserved land4.8%7.5%
Settled—1887
Archive photos—9
Famous people born here—1
Community
LeanderCedar Park
Library hours a week52 hrs66 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.

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.

LeanderCedar Park
People
Population 74,067Lowest 78,301Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +123.2%Highest TX: +15.9% +58.6%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.3±0.7Lowest about the TX average 37.7±0.7Highest 6% above TX
Cedar Park and Leander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.9%±1.6Highest TX: 25% 25.7%±1.5Lowest TX: 25%
Leander and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.5%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 11.3%±0.9Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 55.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±0.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.2%±0.6Highest TX: 6.2%
Cedar Park and Leander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $139,048±$5kHighest 77% above TX $129,545±$11kLowest 65% above TX
Leander and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $506,200±$20kLowest 78% above TX $513,600±$21kHighest 81% above TX
Cedar Park and Leander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,939±$92Highest 38% above TX $1,846±$55Lowest 32% above TX
Leander and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $9,083Highest 115% above TX $8,893Lowest 110% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.2%±5.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 52%±5.2Highest TX: 51.7%
Cedar Park and Leander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.8%Lowest TX: 13.8% 5.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 66.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2013Highest 21 yrs newer than TX 2005Lowest 13 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 9% above TX 26 minLowest 4% below TX
Work from home 30.6%±2.2Highest TX: 14.4% 29.9%±2.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Leander and Cedar Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.3%Highest 7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 0.66Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (44%)Austin (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Cedar Park5% work in Leander
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 31.8 miLowest 46.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 20Lowest 45Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.1Lowest 85.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #179 of 583 in TX#126 of 583 in TX
School district HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · LEANDER ISDHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS · BASIS TEXAS
High school in town Rouse H SVista Ridge H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.0Highest 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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