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Windcrest vs Willow Park

228 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+76% in Willow Park) and street grid (3.3× in Windcrest).

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Windcrest, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 5,820 people
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Willow Park, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 5,874 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.

WindcrestAn outdoors town
Outdoors#41 most walkable in TX2.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SafetySafer than 1%of U.S. towns we grade HealthHealthier than 52%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Windcrest →
Willow ParkKnown for its schools
Schools#46 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$417K typical home39% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Willow Park →
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.

Rent+76%
Rent runs higher in Willow Park
Willow Park $2,415Windcrest $1,372
Street grid3.3×
Windcrest has the more walkable street grid
Windcrest 124Willow Park 37.7
Growth since 2010+14.7 pts
Willow Park has grown faster since 2010
Willow Park +24%Windcrest +9.3%
Age 65++16.6 pts
Windcrest has more people 65 and up
Windcrest 30.8%Willow Park 14.2%
Typical home built30 yrs
Windcrest’s homes are older
Willow Park 2003Windcrest 1973
Average commute10 min
Windcrest has the shorter commute
Willow Park 30 minWindcrest 20 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Willow Park places higher on 11 of 20 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
D−WindcrestSafer than 1% of U.S. towns BWillow ParkSafer than 59% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−WindcrestBetter than 51% of districts in the state A−Willow ParkBetter than 79% of districts in the state
Health
B−WindcrestHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns A−Willow ParkHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns
8Windcrest
11Willow Park

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #520#91 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #41#506 SafestSafety · 470 towns #466#138 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #442#46 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #139#475 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#383 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #283#64 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #402#599

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $740 more a month in Willow Park

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.

Windcrest$2,020/mo
Typical home $310K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $1,372/mo · Housing →
Willow Park$2,760/mo
Typical home $417K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $2,415/mo · Housing →

The difference: $740 a month, about $8,900 a year, between Willow Park and Windcrest.

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
WindcrestWillow Park
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F33°F
July high95°F97°F
Growing season (days)277d245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th26th
Outdoors & history
WindcrestWillow Park
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.1%0%
Community
WindcrestWillow Park
Library hours a week47 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

228 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WindcrestTXWillow ParkTX
Windcrest ↔ Willow Park228 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.

WindcrestWillow Park
People
Population 5,820Lowest 5,874Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +24%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 45.2±7.4Lowest 27% above TX 45.8±5.7Highest 29% above TX
Willow Park and Windcrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.3%±4.9Lowest TX: 25% 25.5%±7.5Highest TX: 25%
Willow Park and Windcrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.8%±6Highest TX: 13.4% 14.2%±4.4Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 51.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±3Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.1%±4Highest TX: 6.2%
Willow Park and Windcrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,844±$21kLowest 14% above TX $132,045±$25kHighest 68% above TX
Willow Park and Windcrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $302,000±$21kLowest 6% above TX $374,200±$20kHighest 32% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,372±$178Lowest about the TX average $2,415±$499Highest 72% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,635Lowest 10% above TX $6,114Highest 44% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.3%±36.6Highest TX: 51.7% 32.3%±29.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Windcrest and Willow Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 10.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87%Highest TX: 62.6% 83.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 25% below TX 30 minHighest 10% above TX
Work from home 9.6%±4.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 16.2%±6.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Willow Park and Windcrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.34Highest 1.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (60%)Fort Worth (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Willow ParkFew work in Windcrest
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 124Highest 37.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #442 of 583 in TX#46 of 583 in TX
School district HERITAGE ACADEMY · PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLSALEDO ISD · SPRINGTOWN ISD
High school in town Premier High School-San Antonio WindcrestNew Jjaep
Students per teacherat that high school 26.0Highest 2.9Lowest
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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