Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Median home value$560,200
DFW $359,500
Median rent$2,231/mo
DFW $1,614/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
DFW 35%
Flower Mound
Denton County78,389 residents3 school districts
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
14th of 60 DFW suburbs. Strong on schools and employment & income, held back by amenities.
66
DFW median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Flower Mound is like to live in, by category
Bars show Flower Mound against DFW. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 82/100
B+
Within-state proficiency84th pct
DFW median 61st pct
Student–teacher ratio14.5
DFW median 15.4
Graduation rate96%
DFW median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Housing cost index128
DFW 100
Eff. tax rate1.44%
DFW 1.45%
Local sales tax8.25%
DFW median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute26.0 min
DFW 27.9 min
Under 30 minutes56%
DFW 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
DFW median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés3
DFW median 46 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
DFW median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks25
DFW median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Median household income$161,235
DFW $90,275
Unemployment3.4%
DFW 4.6%
Professional occupations63%
DFW 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Flower Mound on amenities
Flower Mound's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Denton13 mi from Flower MoundA 62 C University Park23 mi from Flower MoundA 81 B+ Hurst14 mi from Flower MoundA− 64 C+ Carrollton13 mi from Flower MoundB+ 66 C+ Plano21 mi from Flower MoundB+ 70 B− Farmers Branch16 mi from Flower MoundB+ 65 C+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Flower Mound
Is Flower Mound, TX a good place to live?
Flower Mound scores 66 out of 100, 14th of 60 DFW suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Flower Mound expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $560,200, 56% above the DFW median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.44%. $2,231/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Flower Mound?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Flower Mound sit at the 84th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 14.5 student–teacher ratio. Flower Mound is served by Lewisville ISD, Argyle ISD and Northwest ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Flower Mound?
The mean commute is 26.0 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Flower Mound?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 3 restaurants and cafés and 25 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Flower Mound old or new?
The median home in Flower Mound was built in 1997 — close to the DFW median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 87% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.