Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 83/100
A−
Median home value$823,700
DFW $359,500
Median rent$2,176/mo
DFW $1,614/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
DFW 35%
Prosper
Collin & Denton counties37,869 residentsProsper ISD
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
11th of 60 DFW suburbs. Strong on schools and housing & affordability, held back by cost of living.
67
DFW median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Prosper is like to live in, by category
Bars show Prosper against DFW. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 84/100
A−
Within-state proficiency88th pct
DFW median 61st pct
Student–teacher ratio15.2
DFW median 15.4
Graduation rate98%
DFW median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 38/100
D−
Housing cost index164
DFW 100
Eff. tax rate1.43%
DFW 1.45%
Local sales tax8.25%
DFW median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute29.5 min
DFW 27.9 min
Under 30 minutes54%
DFW 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
DFW median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés33
DFW median 46 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
DFW median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks26
DFW median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Median household income$195,281
DFW $90,275
Unemployment5.6%
DFW 4.6%
Professional occupations65%
DFW 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Prosper on cost of living
Prosper's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Denton19 mi from ProsperB− 62 C Farmers Branch22 mi from ProsperC+ 65 C+ Carrollton18 mi from ProsperC+ 66 C+ Richardson19 mi from ProsperC+ 66 C+ Plano14 mi from ProsperC 70 B− The Colony12 mi from ProsperC 63 C+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Prosper
Is Prosper, TX a good place to live?
Prosper scores 67 out of 100, 11th of 60 DFW suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Prosper expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D−. The median home is $823,700, 129% above the DFW median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.43%. $2,176/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Prosper?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Prosper sit at the 88th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 98% graduation rate and a 15.2 student–teacher ratio. Prosper is served by Prosper ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Prosper?
The mean commute is 29.5 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 36% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Prosper?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 33 restaurants and cafés and 26 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Prosper old or new?
The median home in Prosper was built in 2014 — newer than 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. 90% 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.