DFW Twin Finder
Moving from Palatine, IL? Here’s where North Texas will feel like home.
You live in
Palatine, IL
Your North Texas twins
Matched on 8 Census measures. Price isn’t one of them.
The Colony
Why it feels familiar
What changes
$356K → $384K
$1,549 → $1,958
About the same as Palatine
out of 100
Closest on household income ($101K vs $98K) and families with kids (29% vs 28%).
Rowlett
Closest on city size (65,463 vs 66,293) and median age (40 vs 41).
Closest on household income ($98K vs $98K) and families with kids (28% vs 28%).
DeSoto
Closest on homeownership (70% vs 67%) and city size (56,211 vs 66,293).
Moving from Illinois?
A local agent can walk you through The Colony, Carrollton 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.