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Parker vs Argyle

32 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Parker) and jobs per worker (3.9× in Argyle).

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Parker, TXHomes around $1.08MTexas · 5,999 people
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Argyle, TXHomes around $596KTexas · 5,371 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 $2,890 more a month in Parker

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.

Parker$6,730/mo
Typical home $1.08M (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16%+ · Housing →
Argyle$3,840/mo
Typical home $596K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44%+ · or rent about $2,713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,890 a month, about $34,700 a year, between Parker and Argyle.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Parker places higher on 10 of 19 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
ParkerArgyle
Snow a year0″0″
January low34°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)254d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st49th
Outdoors & history
ParkerArgyle
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%0.2%
Settled19691881
Archive photos61
Famous people born here—3
Community
ParkerArgyle
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

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Parker ↔ Argyle32 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.

ParkerArgyle
People
Population 5,999Highest 5,371Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +43.3%Highest TX: +15.9% +34.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 44.1±4Lowest 24% above TX 44.9±5.6Highest 26% above TX
Argyle and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±7.1Lowest TX: 25% 27%±6.4Highest TX: 25%
Argyle and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±5.6Highest TX: 13.4% 18.1%±4.8Lowest TX: 13.4%
Parker and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 63.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 64%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±4.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 10.1%±6.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Argyle and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $229,080±$45kHighest 192% above TX $181,352±$30kLowest 131% above TX
Parker and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $859,600±$88kHighest 203% above TX $695,300±$64kLowest 145% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $2,713±$1k 93% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 136% above TX $10,000+ at least 136% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 49.2%±44.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Parker and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 92.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 12 yrs newer than TX 2002Lowest 10 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 36 minHighest 36% above TX
Work from home 36.5%±13Highest TX: 14.4% 30.5%±6.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Parker and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 1.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (22%)Dallas (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArgyleFew work in Parker
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.3Highest 23.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #128 of 583 in TX#35 of 583 in TX
School district ALLEN ISDARGYLE ISD
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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