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Prosper vs Sienna

271 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.4× in Prosper) and home values (+75% in Prosper).

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Prosper, TXHomes around $758KTexas · 37,869 people
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Sienna, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 24,992 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 $1,440 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 →
Sienna$3,300/mo
Typical home $470K (Census) · tax rate 2.13%+ · or rent about $2,837/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,440 a month, about $17,300 a year, between Prosper and Sienna.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
ProsperSienna
Snow a year3″0″
January low—43°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—297d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th55th
Outdoors & history
ProsperSienna
Trails4 mi9 mi
Conserved land1.3%3.8%
Community
ProsperSienna
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

271 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Prosper ↔ Sienna271 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.

ProsperSienna
People
Population 37,869Highest 24,992Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +220.2% TX: +15.9% —
Median age 37.6±1.5Highest 6% above TX 35.9±1.2Lowest about the TX average
Prosper and Sienna 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% 33.8%±4.4Highest TX: 25%
Sienna 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% 8.6%±1.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Prosper and Sienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 66.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.2 TX: 6.2% 5.2%±1.8 TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $195,281±$13kHighest 149% above TX $177,837±$19kLowest 127% above TX
Prosper and Sienna 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 $470,100±$20kLowest 66% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,176±$159Lowest 55% above TX $2,837±$849Highest 102% above TX
Sienna and Prosper 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%±11.7Highest TX: 51.7% 8.4%±20.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 5.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 96.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2014Highest 22 yrs newer than TX 2010Lowest 18 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 10% above TX 36 minHighest 34% above TX
Work from home 35.6%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4% 21.8%±4.5Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (17%)Houston (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SiennaFew work in Prosper
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 8.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.4Lowest 95.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #59 of 583 in TX#45 of 583 in TX
School district DENTON ISD · PROSPER ISDFORT BEND ISD
High school in town Prosper H SRidge Point H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.1Lowest 20.6Highest
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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