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Round Rock vs Denton

188 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+10.5 pts in Round Rock) and household income (+31% in Round Rock).

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Round Rock, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 127,786 people
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Denton, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 152,866 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.

Round RockAn outdoors town
Outdoors#54 most trails in TX45 miles of trails across 40 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$398K typical home33% above the TX typical home All about Round Rock →
DentonOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$347K typical home16% above the TX typical home Outdoors#114 most conserved land in TX38 miles of trails across 49 parks and preserves All about Denton →
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.

Work from home+10.5 pts
More people work from home in Round Rock
Round Rock 24.8%Denton 14.3%
Household income+31%
Households in Round Rock earn more
Round Rock $99,287Denton $76,019
Street grid+87%
Round Rock has the more walkable street grid
Round Rock 84.5Denton 45.1
Rent+24%
Rent runs higher in Round Rock
Round Rock $1,763Denton $1,420
Home values+20%
Homes cost more in Round Rock
Round Rock $418,600Denton $348,200
In college+12.2 pts
Denton is more of a college town
Denton 18.3%Round Rock 6.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Round Rock

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.

Round Rock$2,600/mo
Typical home $398K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $1,763/mo · Housing →
Denton$2,270/mo
Typical home $347K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $1,420/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Round Rock and Denton.

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.

Report cards

Round Rock places higher on 16 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+Round RockSafer than 40% of U.S. towns CDentonSafer than 33% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Round RockBetter than 78% of districts in the state BDentonBetter than 55% of districts in the state
Health
A−Round RockHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns B+DentonHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns
16Round Rock
8Denton

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#476 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #78#157 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #171#453 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #54#224 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #24#61 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #148#257 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #148#261 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #57#161

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

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
Round RockDenton
Snow a year0″0″
January low—34°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—249d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th43rd
Outdoors & history
Round RockDenton
Trails45 mi38 mi
Conserved land9.1%6.4%
Settled18511866
National Register places45
Community
Round RockDenton
Library hours a week68 hrs59 hrs
Colleges in town22
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

188 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Round RockTXDentonTX
Round Rock ↔ Denton188 miles apart
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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.

Round RockDenton
People
Population 127,786Lowest 152,866Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% +23.4%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.2±0.9Highest about the TX average 31.4±0.6Lowest 12% below TX
Kids under 18 23.5%±1.2Highest TX: 25% 18.2%±1.1Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 11.2%±0.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 12.5%±0.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Denton and Round Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 41.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±0.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 18.3%±1Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,287±$4kHighest 27% above TX $76,019±$4kLowest 3% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $418,600±$12kHighest 47% above TX $348,200±$6kLowest 23% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,763±$38Highest 26% above TX $1,420±$40Lowest about the TX average
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,424Highest 52% above TX $5,493Lowest 30% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.8%±3.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 60.7%±3.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 7.8%Lowest TX: 13.8% 15.8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 50%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 10 yrs newer than TX 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 7% below TX 24 minLowest 11% below TX
Work from home 24.8%±1.7Highest TX: 14.4% 14.3%±1.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 17.8%Lowest 27.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.99Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (41%)Dallas (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DentonFew work in Round Rock
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.1%Highest 6.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 44.8 miHighest 37.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 40Lowest 49Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.5Highest 45.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #148 of 583 in TX#257 of 583 in TX
School district IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · ROUND ROCK ISDTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
High school in town Round Rock H SGuyer H S
Students per teacherat that high school 17.9Highest 15.1Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Round Rock

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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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