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Rockwall vs Heath

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (+91% in Heath) and home values (+86% in Heath).

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Rockwall, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 51,168 people
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Heath, TXHomes around $707KTexas · 10,777 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.

RockwallKnown for its schools
Schools#67 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 87%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$475K typical home59% above the TX typical home All about Rockwall →
HeathHomes around $707K
Housing$707K typical home136% above the TX typical home Schools#75 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Heath →
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.

Household income+91%
Households in Heath earn more
Heath $220,828Rockwall $115,580
Home values+86%
Homes cost more in Heath
Heath $766,900Rockwall $411,700
Rent+80%
Rent runs higher in Heath
Heath $3,501Rockwall $1,947
Property tax bill+66%
Tax bills are bigger in Heath
Heath $10,000+Rockwall $6,032
Growth since 2010+15.2 pts
Heath has grown faster since 2010
Heath +41.2%Rockwall +26%
Size4.7×
Rockwall is the bigger place
Rockwall 51,168Heath 10,777
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,400 more a month in Heath

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.

Rockwall$3,070/mo
Typical home $475K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $1,947/mo · Housing →
Heath$4,470/mo
Typical home $707K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.30%+ · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →

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

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

Heath 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.

Safety
B−RockwallSafer than 54% of U.S. towns AHeathSafer than 86% of U.S. towns
Schools
ARockwallBetter than 85% of districts in the state AHeathBetter than 85% of districts in the state
Health
ARockwallHealthier than 87% of U.S. towns AHeathHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns
7Rockwall
11Heath

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #172#498 SafestSafety · 470 towns #174#21 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #263#464 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #253#168 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #522#627 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #104#12 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #170#103 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #545#622

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

Where they are

Rockwall and Heath share a border

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

RockwallHeathRockwallHeath
Rockwall ↔ Heath4.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
611 Heath residents work in Rockwall (12.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Heath →
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
RockwallHeath
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd52nd
Outdoors & history
RockwallHeath
Trails10 mi7 mi
Conserved land4.2%0.4%
Settled1854—
National Register places1—
Community
RockwallHeath
Library hours a week47 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.

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.

RockwallHeath
People
Population 51,168Highest 10,777Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +26%Lowest TX: +15.9% +41.2%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.5±1.2Lowest 11% above TX 43.5±2.9Highest 22% above TX
Heath and Rockwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±1.7Lowest TX: 25% 28.8%±3.8Highest TX: 25%
Heath and Rockwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±1.4Lowest TX: 13.4% 16.3%±2.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Heath and Rockwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 62.2%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1Highest TX: 6.2% 3.1%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2%
Rockwall and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $115,580±$6kLowest 47% above TX $220,828±$22kHighest 181% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $411,700±$17kLowest 45% above TX $766,900±$62kHighest 170% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,947±$111Lowest 39% above TX $3,501Highest 150% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,032Lowest 43% above TX $10,000+Highest at least 136% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.9%±8Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±64.8Lowest TX: 51.7%
Rockwall and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4%Highest TX: 13.8% 2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 98%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003 11 yrs newer than TX 2003 11 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 19% above TX 35 minHighest 30% above TX
Work from home 19.2%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 29.3%±5.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 14.4%Highest 3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.38Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (23%)Dallas (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Heath12% work in Rockwall
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.8 miHighest 6.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 19Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.5Highest 43.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #67 of 583 in TX#75 of 583 in TX
School district ROCKWALL ISDROCKWALL ISD
High school in town Rockwall H SRockwall-Heath H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.5Lowest 16.5Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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