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.

Down paymentRate%

The Colony$2,660/mo

Typical home $399K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.71% · or rent about $1,958/mo · Housing →

Grapevine$3,580/mo

Typical home $553K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $1,863/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,000 a year, between Grapevine and The Colony.

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

The Colony places higher on 14 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

C+The ColonySafer than 40% of U.S. towns CGrapevineSafer than 33% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+The ColonyBetter than 71% of districts in the state A−GrapevineBetter than 80% of districts in the state

Health

AThe ColonyHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns AGrapevineHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns

14The Colony

8Grapevine

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

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #271#69 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #384#222 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #238#383 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #167#301 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#29 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#383 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #124#12 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #15#70

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of The Colony’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

The ColonyGrapevine

Snow a year0″2″

January low—36°F

July high—96°F

Growing season (days)—262d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 44th

Outdoors & history

The ColonyGrapevine

Trails39 mi 35 mi

Conserved land37.6%22.8%

Settled1969 1844

National Register places—6

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here—18

Community

The ColonyGrapevine

Library hours a week47 hrs 63 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

15 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

The ColonyGrapevine

The Colony ↔ Grapevine15 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

The ColonyGrapevine

People

Population 45,454Lowest 51,139Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +22.6%Highest TX: +15.9% +9.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 37.8±1.6Lowest 6% above TX 39.7±1.4Highest 12% above TX

Grapevine and The Colony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.4%±1.8Lowest TX: 25% 21.3%±1.8Highest TX: 25%

Grapevine and The Colony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.2%±1.4Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.1%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 57.5%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±1Highest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±0.9Lowest TX: 6.2%

The Colony and Grapevine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $114,511±$6kHighest 46% above TX $111,376±$9kLowest 42% above TX

The Colony and Grapevine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $383,900±$12kLowest 35% above TX $493,100±$12kHighest 74% above TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,958±$94Highest 40% above TX $1,863±$67Lowest 33% above TX

The Colony and Grapevine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $6,551Lowest 55% above TX $7,274Highest 72% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.4%±7.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 45.3%±4.9Highest TX: 51.7%

Grapevine and The Colony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.7% TX: 13.8% 6.7% TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 52.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX 1993Lowest 1 yr newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 22 minLowest 16% below TX

Work from home 23.8%±2.6Highest TX: 14.4% 21.8%±2.5Lowest TX: 14.4%

The Colony and Grapevine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 4.3%Lowest 13.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 mi 12.3 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 3.06Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (17%)Dallas (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GrapevineFew work in The Colony

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 37.6%Highest 22.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 39.1 miHighest 35.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.4 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Lowest 35Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.1Highest 54.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #271 of 583 in TX #69 of 583 in TX

School district LEWISVILLE ISD · LITTLE ELM ISDGRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD

High school in town The Colony H SGrapevine H S

Students per teacherat that high school 12.5Lowest 13.3Highest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

The Colony vs Grapevine

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Grapevine

The Colony places higher on 14 of 23 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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