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Rowlett vs Garland

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (+47% in Rowlett) and home values (+36% in Rowlett).

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Rowlett, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 65,463 people
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Garland, TXHometown of 64 notable peopleTexas · 246,844 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.

RowlettAn outdoors town
Outdoors#83 most conserved land in TX12 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$364K typical home22% above the TX typical home All about Rowlett →
GarlandHometown of 64 notable people
Famous people64 notable peopleborn in Garland Outdoors#65 most walkable in TX22 miles of trails across 55 parks and preserves Health57% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Garland →
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+47%
Households in Rowlett earn more
Rowlett $112,081Garland $76,320
Home values+36%
Homes cost more in Rowlett
Rowlett $368,800Garland $270,800
Size3.8×
Garland is the bigger place
Garland 246,844Rowlett 65,463
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Rowlett
Rowlett $5,867Garland $4,263
Rent+21%
Rent runs higher in Rowlett
Rowlett $1,990Garland $1,641
Jobs per worker+86%
Garland is more of a job hub
Garland 0.69Rowlett 0.37
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Rowlett

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.

Rowlett$2,390/mo
Typical home $364K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,990/mo · Housing →
Garland$1,860/mo
Typical home $283K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $1,641/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Rowlett and Garland.

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

Rowlett places higher on 17 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
B−RowlettSafer than 49% of U.S. towns CGarlandSafer than 31% of U.S. towns
Schools
CRowlettBetter than 34% of districts in the state CGarlandBetter than 34% of districts in the state
Health
A−RowlettHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns C+GarlandHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns
17Rowlett
8Garland

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

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #124#435 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #77#146 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #158#338 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #168#387 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #85#144 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #103#156 SafestSafety · 470 towns #197#312 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #113#269

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

Where they are

Rowlett and Garland share a border

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

RowlettGarlandRowlettGarland
Rowlett ↔ Garland4.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
3,198 Rowlett residents work in Garland (9.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rowlett →
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
RowlettGarland
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th58th
Outdoors & history
RowlettGarland
Trails12 mi22 mi
Conserved land8.1%9.1%
Settled—1891
National Register places—3
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—64
Community
RowlettGarland
Library hours a week58 hrs63 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

RowlettGarland
People
Population 65,463Lowest 246,844Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.3%Highest TX: +15.9% +8.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.9±1.9Highest 12% above TX 35±0.8Lowest about the TX average
Kids under 18 22.4%±2Lowest TX: 25% 25.5%±1Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 13.8%±1.1Highest TX: 13.4% 12.6%±0.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Rowlett and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.9%Highest TX: 33.8% 25.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±1.1Highest TX: 6.2% 5.3%±0.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Rowlett and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,081±$8kHighest 43% above TX $76,320±$2kLowest about the TX average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $368,800±$9kHighest 30% above TX $270,800±$5kLowest 5% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,990±$128Highest 42% above TX $1,641±$33Lowest 17% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,867Highest 39% above TX $4,263Lowest about the TX average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.1%±10.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 58.1%±3.8Highest TX: 51.7%
Garland and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 13%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 61.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX 1978Lowest 14 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 17% above TX 30 minLowest 11% above TX
Work from home 18.4%±2.1Highest TX: 14.4% 12.4%±1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 12.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (28%)Dallas (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 10% work in GarlandFew work in Rowlett
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.1%Lowest 9.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.9 miLowest 22.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Lowest 55Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 100Lowest 112Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #386 of 583 in TX#377 of 583 in TX
School district EDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY · GARLAND ISDTEXANS CAN ACADEMIES · TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
High school in town Rowlett H SN Garland H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 17.5Highest
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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