Population
Grand Prairie
198,564
Denton
146,987
Median Income
Grand Prairie
$78,889
Denton
$73,719
Home Value
Grand Prairie
$272,200
Denton
$325,700
Rent
Grand Prairie
$1,470
Denton
$1,344
Crime Rate
Grand Prairie
2.23
Denton
2.04
Cost of Living
Grand Prairie
132.7
Denton
130.7
Avg Temp
Grand Prairie
N/A
Denton
N/A
Unemployment
Grand Prairie
5.2%
Denton
5.2%
How Similar Are Grand Prairie & Denton?
Denton is Grand Prairie's #2 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Grand Prairie
198,564
Denton
146,987
Grand Prairie has a 26% larger population than Denton.
Violent Crime
Grand Prairie
2.23
Denton
2.04
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 8% difference.
Property Crime
Grand Prairie
16.01
Denton
17.45
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Grand Prairie
65.1%
Denton
55.8%
Both cities lean Republican, but Grand Prairie has a stronger Republican lean (14% difference).
Unemployment
Grand Prairie
5.2%
Denton
5.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 2% difference.
Median Income
Grand Prairie
$78,889
Denton
$73,719
Both cities have similar median income — just a 7% difference.
Home Values
Grand Prairie
$272,200
Denton
$325,700
Denton has a 16% higher home values than Grand Prairie.
Education
Grand Prairie
18.2%
Denton
25.7%
Denton has a 29% higher education than Grand Prairie.
Demographics
Grand Prairie
32.9%
Denton
62.8%
Denton has a 48% higher demographics than Grand Prairie.
Cost of Living
Grand Prairie
132.7
Denton
130.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Grand Prairie and Denton share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Grand Prairie
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Denton
Denton leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Denton leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDDenton scores 112.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 120.6 in Grand Prairie. Denton scores 106.3 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 110.3 in Grand Prairie. Denton scores 105.1 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 108.2 in Grand Prairie.
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Housing Market — Grand Prairie leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGrand Prairie has a vacancy rate of 4.9% compared to 6.6% in Denton. Grand Prairie has a owner-occupied of 57.9% compared to 49.2% in Denton. Grand Prairie has a single-family homes of 67.4% compared to 57.8% in Denton.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Grand Prairie leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGrand Prairie: 104,365 vs Denton: 82,484 for labor force. Grand Prairie has a poverty rate of 12.0% compared to 15.9% in Denton. Grand Prairie has a government sector of 44.4% compared to 39.3% in Denton.
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Crime & Safety — Denton leads
Source: FBI UCRGrand Prairie has a violent crime clearance of 63.4% compared to 31.5% in Denton. Grand Prairie has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.02 compared to 0.04 in Denton. Denton has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.16 compared to 1.71 in Grand Prairie.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Denton leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauDenton has a bachelor's degree or higher of 25.7% compared to 18.2% in Grand Prairie. Denton has a high school diploma or higher of 38.2% compared to 34.0% in Grand Prairie.
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Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGrand Prairie has a population of 198,564, about 1.4x the size of Denton (146,987). Denton skews younger with a median age of 31.0 vs 33.5.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Grand Prairie
Denton
Healthcare — Denton leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareDenton: 4.7 vs Grand Prairie: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Denton: 3 vs Grand Prairie: 2 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Denton leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDenton has a bicycle of 0.7% compared to 0.0% in Grand Prairie. Denton has a public transit of 0.9% compared to 0.1% in Grand Prairie. Grand Prairie has a drive alone of 75.6% compared to 69.3% in Denton.
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