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Sunnyvale vs Argyle

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (71× in Sunnyvale) and growth since 2010 (+19.7 pts in Sunnyvale).

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Sunnyvale, TXHomes around $632KTexas · 8,336 people
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Argyle, TXHomes around $596KTexas · 5,371 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Argyle places higher on 11 of 21 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Sunnyvale

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.

Sunnyvale$4,150/mo
Typical home $632K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $1,422/mo · Housing →
Argyle$3,840/mo
Typical home $596K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.44%+ · or rent about $2,713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Sunnyvale and Argyle.

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.

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
SunnyvaleArgyle
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd49th
Outdoors & history
SunnyvaleArgyle
Trails7 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.1%0.2%
Settled—1881
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—3
Community
SunnyvaleArgyle
Library hours a week43 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sunnyvale ↔ Argyle42 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.

SunnyvaleArgyle
People
Population 8,336Highest 5,371Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +53.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +34.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 43.3±2Lowest 22% above TX 44.9±5.6Highest 26% above TX
Argyle and Sunnyvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28%±3.6Highest TX: 25% 27%±6.4Lowest TX: 25%
Sunnyvale and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.6%±3.2Highest TX: 13.4% 18.1%±4.8Lowest TX: 13.4%
Sunnyvale and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 64%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 10.1%±6.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Argyle and Sunnyvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $170,348±$12kLowest 117% above TX $181,352±$30kHighest 131% above TX
Argyle and Sunnyvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $565,300±$33kLowest 99% above TX $695,300±$64kHighest 145% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,422±$543Lowest about the TX average $2,713±$1kHighest 93% above TX
Argyle and Sunnyvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,926Lowest 111% above TX $10,000+Highest at least 136% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 79.9%±62Highest TX: 51.7% 49.2%±44.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Sunnyvale and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 92.3%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 14 yrs newer than TX 2002Lowest 10 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 23% above TX 36 minHighest 36% above TX
Work from home 13.6%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 30.5%±6.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 5.3%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.26Highest 1.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (38%)Dallas (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArgyleFew work in Sunnyvale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.2Highest 23.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #77 of 583 in TX#35 of 583 in TX
School district EDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY · SUNNYVALE ISDARGYLE ISD
High school in town Sunnyvale H SNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 14.4 —
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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