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Prosper vs Keller

32 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+204.7 pts in Prosper) and home values (+39% in Prosper).

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Prosper, TXHomes around $758KTexas · 37,869 people
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Keller, TXHomes around $654KTexas · 45,976 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 $430 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 →
Keller$4,310/mo
Typical home $654K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $2,144/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Prosper and Keller.

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

Keller places higher on 12 of 23 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
ProsperKeller
Snow a year3″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th48th
Outdoors & history
ProsperKeller
Trails4 mi7 mi
Conserved land1.3%3.7%
Settled—1881
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—8
Community
ProsperKeller
Library hours a week49 hrs52 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Prosper ↔ Keller32 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.

ProsperKeller
People
Population 37,869Lowest 45,976Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +220.2%Highest TX: +15.9% +15.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.6±1.5Lowest 6% above TX 45.1±1.2Highest 27% above TX
Kids under 18 32.7%±2.5Highest TX: 25% 25.6%±2Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 9.2%±1.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 16.8%±1.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 60.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.2Highest TX: 6.2% 4.9%±0.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Prosper and Keller 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 $174,950±$12kLowest 123% above TX
Prosper and Keller 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 $594,300±$21kLowest 109% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,176±$159Highest 55% above TX $2,144±$135Lowest 53% above TX
Prosper and Keller are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 136% above TX $9,614Lowest 127% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±11.7Lowest TX: 51.7% 61.5%±9.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Keller 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% 3.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 83.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2014Highest 22 yrs newer than TX 1999Lowest 7 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 10% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 35.6%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4% 25.8%±2.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Highest 7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.71Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (17%)Fort Worth (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KellerFew work in Prosper
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 6.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Lowest 14Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.4Lowest 87.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #59 of 583 in TX#30 of 583 in TX
School district DENTON ISD · PROSPER ISDKELLER ISD
High school in town Prosper H SKeller H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.1Lowest 18.7Highest
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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