DFW Twin Finder
Moving from Merced, CA? Here’s where North Texas will feel like home.
You live in
Merced, CA
Your North Texas twins
Matched on 8 Census measures. Price isn’t one of them.
Mesquite
Why it feels familiar
What changes
$373K → $246K
$1,393 → $1,513
3 min longer than Merced
out of 100
Closest on commute (28 min vs 29 min) and density (2,788 per sq mi vs 3,956 per sq mi).
Garland
Closest on density (4,341 per sq mi vs 3,956 per sq mi) and commute (30 min vs 29 min).
Closest on density (3,542 per sq mi vs 3,956 per sq mi) and college grads (25% vs 20%).
Closest on household income ($67K vs $63K) and density (3,002 per sq mi vs 3,956 per sq mi).
Moving from California?
A local agent can walk you through Mesquite, Grand Prairie and Garland, 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.