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Pflugerville vs Rowlett

181 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+27.6 pts in Pflugerville) and work from home (+5.5 pts in Pflugerville).

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Pflugerville, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 65,971 people
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Rowlett, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 65,463 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 →
RowlettAn outdoors town
Outdoors#83 most conserved land in TX12 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$364K typical home22% above the TX typical home All about Rowlett →
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+27.6 pts
Pflugerville has grown faster since 2010
Pflugerville +38.9%Rowlett +11.3%
Work from home+5.5 pts
More people work from home in Pflugerville
Pflugerville 23.9%Rowlett 18.4%
Jobs per worker+65%
Pflugerville is more of a job hub
Pflugerville 0.61Rowlett 0.37
Trails+52%
Pflugerville has more miles of trail
Pflugerville 18.1 miRowlett 11.9 mi
★ What stands out · Report cards

Pflugerville places higher on 19 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 B−RowlettSafer than 49% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−PflugervilleBetter than 52% of districts in the state CRowlettBetter than 34% of districts in the state
Health
APflugervilleHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns A−RowlettHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
19Pflugerville
7Rowlett

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#310 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #22#98 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#69 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #95#273 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #261#386 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #230#98 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #396#515 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #76#103

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 about the same each month

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 →
Rowlett$2,390/mo
Typical home $364K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,990/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
PflugervilleRowlett
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th54th
Outdoors & history
PflugervilleRowlett
Trails18 mi12 mi
Conserved land7.4%8.1%
Settled1965—
National Register places1—
Community
PflugervilleRowlett
Library hours a week60 hrs58 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.

Where they are

181 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PflugervilleTXRowlettTX
Pflugerville ↔ Rowlett181 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.

PflugervilleRowlett
People
Population 65,971Highest 65,463Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +38.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +11.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.3±0.7Lowest 5% above TX 39.9±1.9Highest 12% above TX
Rowlett and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±2Highest TX: 25% 22.4%±2Lowest TX: 25%
Pflugerville and Rowlett 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% 13.8%±1.1Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43%Highest TX: 33.8% 37.9%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.2%±1.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Rowlett and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,799±$7kHighest 50% above TX $112,081±$8kLowest 43% above TX
Pflugerville and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,400±$12kHighest 42% above TX $368,800±$9kLowest 30% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,932±$100Lowest 38% above TX $1,990±$128Highest 42% above TX
Rowlett and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,543Highest 55% above TX $5,867Lowest 39% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.5%±7.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 51.1%±10.1Highest TX: 51.7%
Rowlett and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.1% TX: 13.8% 6.1% TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 75.2%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 12 yrs newer than TX 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 31 minHighest 17% above TX
Work from home 23.9%±2.5Highest TX: 14.4% 18.4%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 7.5%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (50%)Dallas (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RowlettFew work in Pflugerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Lowest 8.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 18.1 miHighest 11.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 34Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.2Lowest 100Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #261 of 583 in TX#386 of 583 in TX
School district PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLSEDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY · GARLAND ISD
High school in town Hendrickson H SRowlett H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.3Highest 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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