Heartland, TX vs Forney, TX

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHeartland, TXForney, TX
Population10,60731,532
Median Household Income$92,996$104,112
Median Rent$2,333/mo$1,828/mo
Median Home Value$322,000$346,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income78.4%58.3%
Poverty Rate9.2%8.8%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k96*136
Property Crime Rate /100k277*568
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr241241
Summer Highs95°F95°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute40 min36.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.915.8
College Degree Rate32.8%36.6%
Foreign-Born %13.4%8.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+78.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Heartland (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.