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Prosper vs Fulshear

251 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+1,166.2 pts in Fulshear) and trails (3× in Prosper).

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Prosper, TXHomes around $758KTexas · 37,869 people
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Fulshear, TXHomes around $499KTexas · 34,868 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 part ways

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 $1,400 more a month in Prosper

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.

Prosper$4,740/mo
Typical home $758K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21%+ · or rent about $2,176/mo · Housing →
Fulshear$3,340/mo
Typical home $499K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.75%+ · or rent about $1,952/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,400 a month, about $16,800 a year, between Prosper and Fulshear.

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

Fulshear places higher on 11 of 22 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
ProsperFulshear
Snow a year3″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th78th
Outdoors & history
ProsperFulshear
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.3%1.1%
Community
ProsperFulshear
Library hours a week49 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

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Prosper ↔ Fulshear251 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.

ProsperFulshear
People
Population 37,869Highest 34,868Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +220.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +1,386.4%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.6±1.5Highest 6% above TX 36.3±2Lowest about the TX average
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.7%±2.5Lowest TX: 25% 34.8%±5.6Highest TX: 25%
Fulshear and Prosper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.2%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4% 8%±1.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 74.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.3%±2.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Fulshear and Prosper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $195,281±$13kHighest 149% above TX $187,035±$23kLowest 138% above TX
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $823,700±$29kHighest 190% above TX $572,700±$49kLowest 102% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,176±$159Highest 55% above TX $1,952±$2kLowest 39% above TX
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 136% above TX $10,000+ at least 136% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±11.7Lowest TX: 51.7% 45.4%±22.1Highest TX: 51.7%
Fulshear and Prosper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 90%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2014Lowest 22 yrs newer than TX 2016Highest 24 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 10% above TX 38 minHighest 42% above TX
Work from home 35.6%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4% 28.6%±6.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Prosper and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (17%)Houston (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FulshearFew work in Prosper
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.4Lowest 81.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #59 of 583 in TX#24 of 583 in TX
School district DENTON ISD · PROSPER ISDKATY ISD · LAMAR CISD
High school in town Prosper H SFulshear H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.1Lowest 23.2Highest
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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