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Schertz vs Rowlett

253 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+22.2 pts in Schertz) and street grid (2.6× in Rowlett).

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Schertz, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 44,050 people
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Rowlett, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 65,463 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.

SchertzAn outdoors town
Outdoors#114 most trails in TX27 miles of trails across 24 parks and preserves Schools#172 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Schertz →
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 →
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.

Growth since 2010+22.2 pts
Schertz has grown faster since 2010
Schertz +33.5%Rowlett +11.3%
Street grid2.6×
Rowlett has the more walkable street grid
Rowlett 100Schertz 38.5
Jobs per worker2.9×
Schertz is more of a job hub
Schertz 1.06Rowlett 0.37
Trails2.2×
Schertz has more miles of trail
Schertz 26.7 miRowlett 11.9 mi
Rent+20%
Rent runs higher in Rowlett
Rowlett $1,990Schertz $1,659
Home values+16%
Homes cost more in Rowlett
Rowlett $368,800Schertz $317,100
★ What stands out · Report cards

Schertz places higher on 11 of 23 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
BSchertzSafer than 58% of U.S. towns B−RowlettSafer than 49% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−SchertzBetter than 83% of districts in the state CRowlettBetter than 34% of districts in the state
Health
B+SchertzHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns A−RowlettHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
11Schertz
10Rowlett

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #499#98 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #335#50 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #172#386 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#69 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #36#85 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #238#83 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #118#273 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #179#310

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 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.

Schertz$2,050/mo
Typical home $312K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $1,659/mo · Housing →
Rowlett$2,390/mo
Typical home $364K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,990/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Rowlett and Schertz.

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
SchertzRowlett
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F—
July high95°F—
Growing season (days)277d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th54th
Outdoors & history
SchertzRowlett
Trails27 mi12 mi
Conserved land2.7%8.1%
Settled1843—
National Register places2—
Community
SchertzRowlett
Library hours a week59 hrs58 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

253 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SchertzTXRowlettTX
Schertz ↔ Rowlett253 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.

SchertzRowlett
People
Population 44,050Lowest 65,463Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +33.5%Highest TX: +15.9% +11.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 38.6±2.3Lowest 8% above TX 39.9±1.9Highest 12% above TX
Rowlett and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±1.9Highest TX: 25% 22.4%±2Lowest TX: 25%
Schertz and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±1.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.8%±1.1Highest TX: 13.4%
Rowlett and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 37.9%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±1.2Highest TX: 6.2% 6.2%±1.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Schertz and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,948±$7kLowest 27% above TX $112,081±$8kHighest 43% above TX
Rowlett and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $317,100±$10kLowest 12% above TX $368,800±$9kHighest 30% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,659±$137Lowest 18% above TX $1,990±$128Highest 42% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,090Lowest 20% above TX $5,867Highest 39% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.7%±8.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 51.1%±10.1Highest TX: 51.7%
Rowlett and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 6.1%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 75.2%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 32 minHighest 19% above TX 31 minLowest 17% above TX
Work from home 15.6%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 18.4%±2.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Rowlett and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.8%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (40%)Dallas (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RowlettFew work in Schertz
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Lowest 8.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 26.7 miHighest 11.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.5Lowest 100Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #172 of 583 in TX#386 of 583 in TX
School district SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY · COMAL ISDEDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY · GARLAND ISD
High school in town Samuel Clemens H SRowlett H S
Students per teacherat that high school 18.5Highest 15.3Lowest
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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