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A city of 65,463 people in Texas
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Map of Rowlett: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land8.1%1,073 of 13,273 acres
Trails12 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1616 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Housing in Rowlett

$364K▼ 2.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Rowlett home is worth about $364,000, down 2.8% in a year, 22% above the Texas typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market51
Sale-to-list98.1%
Sold in May70
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Safety in Rowlett

B−

Safety Grade B-

Rowlett reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 51% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Rowlett 1.6
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Rowlett 11.5
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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C

School Grade C

The public schools Rowlett’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictGARLAND ISDSchools16

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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