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Pflugerville vs Round Rock

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+19.3 pts in Pflugerville) and trails (2.5× in Round Rock).

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Pflugerville, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 65,971 people
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Round Rock, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 127,786 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.

PflugervilleKnown for its schools
Schools#261 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 85%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#88 most conserved land in TX18 miles of trails across 34 parks and preserves All about Pflugerville →
Round RockAn outdoors town
Outdoors#54 most trails in TX45 miles of trails across 40 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$398K typical home33% above the TX typical home All about Round Rock →
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+19.3 pts
Pflugerville has grown faster since 2010
Pflugerville +38.9%Round Rock +19.6%
Trails2.5×
Round Rock has more miles of trail
Round Rock 44.8 miPflugerville 18.1 mi
Jobs per worker2.2×
Round Rock is more of a job hub
Round Rock 1.33Pflugerville 0.61
Homeowners+14.4 pts renters
Round Rock has more renters
Pflugerville 69.9%Round Rock 55.5%
Household income+19%
Households in Pflugerville earn more
Pflugerville $117,799Round Rock $99,287
Work in town+10.3 pts
More of Round Rock’s workers stay in town
Round Rock 17.8%Pflugerville 7.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Round Rock places higher on 13 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
C+PflugervilleSafer than 41% of U.S. towns C+Round RockSafer than 40% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−PflugervilleBetter than 52% of districts in the state A−Round RockBetter than 78% of districts in the state
Health
APflugervilleHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns A−Round RockHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns
12Pflugerville
13Round Rock

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#212 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #76#24 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #54#10 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #261#148 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#148 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #117#54 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #60#157 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #95#185

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Round Rock

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.

Pflugerville$2,420/mo
Typical home $367K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $1,932/mo · Housing →
Round Rock$2,600/mo
Typical home $398K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $1,763/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Round Rock and Pflugerville.

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

Pflugerville and Round Rock share a border

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

PflugervilleRound RockPflugervilleRound Rock
Pflugerville ↔ Round Rock6.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2,901 Pflugerville residents work in Round Rock (8.4% of its workers)
1,515 Round Rock residents work in Pflugerville (2.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pflugerville →
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
PflugervilleRound Rock
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th35th
Outdoors & history
PflugervilleRound Rock
Trails18 mi45 mi
Conserved land7.4%9.1%
Settled19651851
National Register places14
Community
PflugervilleRound Rock
Library hours a week60 hrs68 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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.

PflugervilleRound Rock
People
Population 65,971Lowest 127,786Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +38.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +19.6%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.3±0.7Highest 5% above TX 36.2±0.9Lowest about the TX average
Pflugerville and Round Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±2Highest TX: 25% 23.5%±1.2Lowest TX: 25%
Pflugerville and Round Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 11.2%±0.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43%Lowest TX: 33.8% 44.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.4 TX: 6.2% 6.1%±0.7 TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,799±$7kHighest 50% above TX $99,287±$4kLowest 27% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,400±$12kLowest 42% above TX $418,600±$12kHighest 47% above TX
Round Rock and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,932±$100Highest 38% above TX $1,763±$38Lowest 26% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,543Highest 55% above TX $6,424Lowest 52% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.5%±7.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 50.8%±3.9Highest TX: 51.7%
Round Rock and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 7.8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 55.5%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 minHighest about the TX average 25 minLowest 7% below TX
Work from home 23.9%±2.5Lowest TX: 14.4% 24.8%±1.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Round Rock and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.5%Lowest 17.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 mi 12.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Lowest 1.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (50%)Austin (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in Round Rock2% work in Pflugerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Lowest 9.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 18.1 miLowest 44.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 34Lowest 40Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.2Lowest 84.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #261 of 583 in TX#148 of 583 in TX
School district PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLSIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · ROUND ROCK ISD
High school in town Hendrickson H SRound Rock H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.3Lowest 17.9Highest
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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