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Rowlett vs Pflugerville

181 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+27.6 pts in Pflugerville) and work from home (+5.5 pts in Pflugerville).

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Rowlett, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 65,463 people
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Pflugerville, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 65,971 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 →
PflugervilleKnown for its schools
Schools#261 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 85%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#88 most conserved land in TX18 miles of trails across 34 parks and preserves All about Pflugerville →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+27.6 pts
Pflugerville has grown faster since 2010
Pflugerville +38.9%Rowlett +11.3%
Work from home+5.5 pts
More people work from home in Pflugerville
Pflugerville 23.9%Rowlett 18.4%
Jobs per worker+65%
Pflugerville is more of a job hub
Pflugerville 0.61Rowlett 0.37
Trails+52%
Pflugerville has more miles of trail
Pflugerville 18.1 miRowlett 11.9 mi
★ What stands out · Report cards

Pflugerville places higher on 19 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 C+PflugervilleSafer than 41% of U.S. towns
Schools
CRowlettBetter than 34% of districts in the state B−PflugervilleBetter than 52% of districts in the state
Health
A−RowlettHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns APflugervilleHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns
7Rowlett
19Pflugerville

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #310#41 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #98#22 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#256 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #273#95 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #386#261 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #98#230 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #515#396 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #103#76

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Pflugerville$2,420/mo
Typical home $367K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $1,932/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
RowlettPflugerville
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th34th
Outdoors & history
RowlettPflugerville
Trails12 mi18 mi
Conserved land8.1%7.4%
Settled—1965
National Register places—1
Community
RowlettPflugerville
Library hours a week58 hrs60 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

181 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RowlettTXPflugervilleTX
Rowlett ↔ Pflugerville181 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.

RowlettPflugerville
People
Population 65,463Lowest 65,971Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +38.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.9±1.9Highest 12% above TX 37.3±0.7Lowest 5% above TX
Rowlett and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±2Lowest TX: 25% 25%±2Highest TX: 25%
Pflugerville and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.8%±1.1Highest TX: 13.4% 9.1%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.9%Lowest TX: 33.8% 43%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±1.1Highest TX: 6.2% 6.1%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Rowlett and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,081±$8kLowest 43% above TX $117,799±$7kHighest 50% above TX
Pflugerville and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $368,800±$9kLowest 30% above TX $402,400±$12kHighest 42% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,990±$128Highest 42% above TX $1,932±$100Lowest 38% above TX
Rowlett and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,867Lowest 39% above TX $6,543Highest 55% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.1%±10.1Highest TX: 51.7% 49.5%±7.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Rowlett and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.1% TX: 13.8% 6.1% TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 69.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX 2004Highest 12 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 17% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 18.4%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 23.9%±2.5Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 7.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (28%)Austin (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PflugervilleFew work in Rowlett
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.1%Highest 7.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.9 miLowest 18.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Lowest 34Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 100Highest 75.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #386 of 583 in TX#261 of 583 in TX
School district EDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY · GARLAND ISDPREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town Rowlett H SHendrickson H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 16.3Highest
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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