DFW Twin Finder
Moving from Gastonia, NC? Here’s where North Texas will feel like home.
You live in
Gastonia, NC
Your North Texas twins
Matched on 8 Census measures. Price isn’t one of them.
Lancaster
Why it feels familiar
What changes
$278K → $246K
$1,204 → $1,704
About the same as Gastonia
out of 100
Closest on college grads (30% vs 27%) and commute (28 min vs 27 min).
Denton
Closest on density (1,577 per sq mi vs 1,542 per sq mi) and homeownership (50% vs 54%).
DeSoto
Closest on college grads (30% vs 27%) and families with kids (31% vs 33%).
Mesquite
Closest on household income ($73K vs $64K) and college grads (20% vs 27%).
Moving from North Carolina?
A local agent can walk you through Lancaster, Grand Prairie and Denton, 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.