DFW Twin Finder
Moving from Elgin, IL? Here’s where North Texas will feel like home.
You live in
Elgin, IL
Your North Texas twins
Matched on 8 Census measures. Price isn’t one of them.
Grand Prairie
Why it feels familiar
What changes
$273K → $296K
$1,361 → $1,629
About the same as Elgin
out of 100
Mesquite
Closest on density (3,040 per sq mi vs 3,011 per sq mi) and city size (149,299 vs 114,934).
Rowlett
Closest on density (3,155 per sq mi vs 3,011 per sq mi) and homeownership (75% vs 72%).
DeSoto
Closest on homeownership (70% vs 72%) and college grads (30% vs 27%).
Garland
Closest on families with kids (37% vs 36%) and college grads (25% vs 27%).
Moving from Illinois?
A local agent can walk you through Grand Prairie, Mesquite and Rowlett, 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.