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Flower Mound, Texas comes in at about 76,630 residents. Cost of living comes out moderate — 9% above the national average. Rent typically lands near $2,039/mo, and the median household income is about $154,471. Overall, 53/100 on our composite score, which works out to a C-, putting it at #372 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Cost-of-living index of 109 (with 100 as the US baseline) — that's moderate territory. With median rent at $2,039/mo and median household income at $154,471, housing takes about 16% of gross income — comfortably under the 30% rule of thumb, which is unusual. Homes typically value around $467,600.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →Expect hot-summer weather — summers near 94°F, winters around 37°F. Rain (and snow, in some seasons) totals about 35 inches annually. Built around the car — walking isn't really an option for daily life. On crime, it scores well — incidents per capita run noticeably under the national average. Air quality reads good (AQI 46).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
On the families profile, Flower Mound sits squarely in the middle. It earns 62/100 (grade C+) on the families profile. Strongest on safety (95/100); weakest on walkability (1/100).
Flower Mound is a tougher sell for retirees. It earns 47/100 (grade D) on the retirees profile. Strongest on safety (95/100); weakest on walkability (1/100).
Flower Mound is a tougher sell for remote workers. It earns 45/100 (grade D) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on safety (95/100); weakest on walkability (1/100).
Flower Mound is a tougher sell for young professionals. It earns 53/100 (grade C-) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on safety (95/100); weakest on walkability (1/100).
Flower Mound, Texas pulls a 53/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C-), currently ranked #372 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Flower Mound's cost-of-living index is 109 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the moderate band — 9% above the national average. Median rent runs about $2,039/mo.
Hot-summer — summer averages around 94°F, winter averages around 37°F, with about 35 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 1/100. Built around the car — walking isn't really an option for daily life.
Flower Mound has about 76,630 residents, 64% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 43.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Flower Mound head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Flower Mound stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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