DFW Twin Finder

Moving from Palmdale, CA? Here’s where North Texas will feel like home.

You live in

Palmdale, CA

164,634people
$82Kmedian household income
$471Kmedian home value
40 minaverage commute

Your North Texas twins

Matched on 8 Census measures. Price isn’t one of them.

#1 TWINDallas County

Mesquite

79%match

Why it feels familiar

Median agePalmdale 33Mesquite 33
City sizePalmdale 164,634Mesquite 149,299
College gradsPalmdale 17%Mesquite 20%

What changes

48% lessMedian home value
$471K → $246K
−$289Median rent per month
$1,802 → $1,513
32 minAverage commute
8 min shorter than Palmdale
68Realust Score
out of 100

Closest on homeownership (68% vs 66%) and density (1,235 per sq mi vs 1,552 per sq mi).

Homes 48% lessRent −$98/moScore 67
Explore Lancaster →
60%

Closest on household income ($76K vs $82K) and homeownership (62% vs 66%).

Homes 43% lessRent −$161/moScore 71
Explore Garland →

Moving from California?

A local agent can walk you through Mesquite, Grand Prairie and Lancaster, including the neighborhoods the numbers can’t show.

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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.