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Denton vs Little Elm

Denton, TX compared with Little Elm, TX · 13 miles apart

Denton has 169,431 residents to Little Elm’s 62,727. Denton comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Little Elm does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Denton, TX Little Elm, TX
Population 169,431 62,727
Density (per sq mi) 1,748 3,387
Median household income $76,019 $119,219
Median home value $348,200 $420,700
Median rent $1,420 $1,953
Homeownership 50% 70.1%
Average commute 23.7 min 34.6 min
Median age 31.4 35.4
Bachelor's degree + 41.7% 44.2%
Poverty rate 15.8% 9%
Unemployment 5.1% 6.6%
Price to income 4.6× 3.5×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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