What it's like to live in Flower Mound

Flower Mound is a smaller city in Texas with unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Flower Mound deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and hot summers.

The good

  • Low unemployment
  • Higher-than-average incomes
  • Low crime rates
  • Highly educated workforce
  • Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

  • Rent well above the national average
  • High home prices
  • Air quality concerns
  • Hot summers

How Flower Mound compares

Median household income

Flower Mound$161,235
Texas avg$78,476
US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Flower Mound$2,231
Texas avg$1,403
US$1,413

Median home value

Flower Mound$560,200
Texas avg$283,800
US$332,700

What it takes to move to Flower Mound

Based on Flower Mound's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,462

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

  • Income to keep rent under 30%: $89,240 a year
  • 45% of Flower Mound renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$112,040

a 20% down payment on the median home

  • With 10% down: $56,020
  • Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 58% above US

$2,231/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,231 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $560,200. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $560,200 · 45% of renters cost-burdened

Job market▼ 21% below US

3.4% unemployment

Unemployment here is 3.4%, a little below the national average of 4.3%.

City-level (BLS)

Safety▼ 87% below US

42 violent crimes per 100k

Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.

Property crime 571/100k · Flower Mound Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 29% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone
64%
Work from home
29%
Carpool
4.5%
Other
1.5%
Walk
0.6%
Public transit
0.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 94°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 36°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)
20°40°60°80°100°5"Jan: 2.62" precipitationFeb: 2.73" precipitationMar: 3.59" precipitationApr: 3.53" precipitationMay: 4.73" precipitationJun: 3.75" precipitationJul: 2.25" precipitationAug: 2.09" precipitationSep: 3.45" precipitationOct: 4.46" precipitationNov: 2.78" precipitationDec: 2.91" precipitation34°JJan: high 56°F, low 34°FFFeb: high 60°F, low 38°FMMar: high 68°F, low 45°FAApr: high 75°F, low 54°FMMay: high 83°F, low 63°FJJun: high 91°F, low 71°FJJul: high 95°F, low 74°F96°AAug: high 96°F, low 74°FSSep: high 89°F, low 67°FOOct: high 78°F, low 55°FNNov: high 66°F, low 45°FDDec: high 58°F, low 36°F

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 5.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▲ 82% above US

66% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

22 public schools inside the boundary

There are 22 public schools inside the boundary and 4 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Chickasaw National Recreation Area (99 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Flower Mound's strongest points are unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,231/mo) equals 17% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers, anyone prioritizing low crime, and remote workers (29% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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