DFW Twin Finder
Moving from Ames, IA? Here’s where North Texas will feel like home.
You live in
Ames, IA
Your North Texas twins
Matched on 8 Census measures. Price isn’t one of them.
Farmers Branch
Why it feels familiar
What changes
$277K → $365K
$1,023 → $1,864
6 min longer than Ames
out of 100
Denton
Closest on density (1,577 per sq mi vs 2,399 per sq mi) and homeownership (50% vs 42%).
Closest on college grads (57% vs 66%) and homeownership (51% vs 42%).
Addison
Closest on college grads (64% vs 66%) and household income ($74K vs $61K).
Closest on city size (51,139 vs 67,669) and college grads (57% vs 66%).
Moving from Iowa?
A local agent can walk you through Farmers Branch, Denton and Richardson, including the neighborhoods the numbers can’t show.
How matching works
We compare your city to North Texas cities on city size, density, household income, college grads, families with kids, median age, homeownership and commute time. Cost of living is left out on purpose, so a match shows you what life costs here, not what you already pay. The Realust Score is separate: it rates each city on schools, safety, prosperity and more.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for both your city and ours. Home values and rents are Census medians, which run behind today’s market. See each city page for current prices.