What it's like to live in Trophy Club

Trophy Club is a small city in Texas with household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Trophy Club 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

  • Higher-than-average incomes
  • Low crime rates
  • Highly educated workforce
  • Average class sizes

The not so good

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

How Trophy Club compares

Median household income

Trophy Club$201,054
Texas avg$78,476
US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Trophy Club$1,992
Texas avg$1,403
US$1,413

Median home value

Trophy Club$675,100
Texas avg$283,800
US$332,700

What it takes to move to Trophy Club

Based on Trophy Club's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,984

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

  • Income to keep rent under 30%: $79,680 a year
  • 42% of Trophy Club renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$135,020

a 20% down payment on the median home

  • With 10% down: $67,510
  • Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 41% above US

$1,992/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $1,992 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 $675,100. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $675,100 · 42% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.8% county unemployment

Unemployment in Denton County is 3.8%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Denton County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 91% below US

29 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 292/100k · Trophy Club Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.7 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; 25% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone
60%
Work from home
25%
Carpool
14%
Walk
0.6%
Other
0.2%

Climate

Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 96°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 38°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)
20°40°60°80°100°4.5"Jan: 1.94" precipitationFeb: 2.23" precipitationMar: 2.87" precipitationApr: 3.98" precipitationMay: 4.10" precipitationJun: 4.05" precipitationJul: 2.42" precipitationAug: 2.80" precipitationSep: 3.17" precipitationOct: 4.06" precipitationNov: 2.51" precipitationDec: 2.48" precipitation36°JJan: high 57°F, low 36°FFFeb: high 62°F, low 40°FMMar: high 69°F, low 48°FAApr: high 77°F, low 55°FMMay: high 84°F, low 64°FJJun: high 93°F, low 73°F97°JJul: high 97°F, low 76°FAAug: high 97°F, low 76°FSSep: high 89°F, low 68°FOOct: high 79°F, low 56°FNNov: high 67°F, low 46°FDDec: high 59°F, low 38°F

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▲ 88% above US

68% 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

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Waco Mammoth National Monument (97 miles away).

Bottom line

Trophy Club's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and crime rates well below 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 ($1,992/mo) equals 12% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime, remote workers (25% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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