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For most people who can afford it, yes. Cedar Park grades A− overall, ranked 57th of 640 in Texas. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 91% of the country and the median household earns $130K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $457K, 4.6 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cedar Park, above both the Texas town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). The biggest place to walk is Lakeline Park, 227 acres with 2.3 miles of trail.
Where Cedar Park beats most towns.
48,937 counted in 2010 and 77,595 in 2020; an estimated 79,032 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Cedar Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 117 in 1930, 77,595 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 3 maps from 1962 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
in town Stadium & arenaCedar Park Center
38 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
17 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
10 mi LakeLake Travis
10 mi Stadium & arenaQ2 StadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Park Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Travis: Trey Perry, CC BY 3.0 · Q2 Stadium: Daniel Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cedar Park, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Cedar Park.
Cedar Park fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Texas.
47 miles of trail in 45 parks and preserves. Cedar Park’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile.
| Cedar Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Discovery Well Cave Preserve | 3.2 mi | 104 |
| 2. Brushy Creek Lake Park | 2.6 mi | 53 |
| 3. Westside Preserve | 2.5 mi | 95 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $457K.
Its public schools are run by Leander ISD. Three of its 23 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,365 | A− |
| Vista Ridge H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,480 | A |
| Cedar Park H STop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,155 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Texas is food insecurity: 9.5% of its 56,082 adults worry about having enough food, against 19.3% statewide.
9.9% of Cedar Park adults report frequent physical distress. Cedar Park beats the Texas average on 22 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Cedar Park adults have high blood pressure.
| Cedar Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cedar Park | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.8% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical value, about $457K, is 25% below its June 2022 peak. At about $457K, home values are down 11% in five years, against a rise of 10% across Texas.
The median rent in Cedar Park is $1,846 a month. The typical Cedar Park home is worth about $457,000, down 3.1% in a year, 54% above the Texas typical home.
| Cedar Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,846 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 69% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 52% | 50% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 13,824 in 2013 to 26,678. 29.9% of workers work from home, against 14.4% across Texas.
Most working residents leave Cedar Park for work: only 7% work in town. 30% of workers work from home in Cedar Park. Since 2013, Cedar Park has added 12,854 jobs, to 26,678 in 2023.
| Cedar Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 30% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Median household income | $130,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cedar Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 95.5°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.8°.
Cedar Park has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Cedar Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 38°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 17 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 67% of Texas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,248 to 1,021 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Cedar Park reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
5 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Park
About 5 of every 100 Cedar Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
7.5% of the town is conserved land, across 45 parks and preserves.
City in Texas, United States
Cedar Park is a city in Williamson County in the U.S. state of Texas, with a small portion extending into Travis County. It is a suburb of Austin, located about 16 miles (26 km) northwest of downtown Austin. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 77,595, and in 2025 was estimated to be 79,032.
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3 towns share a border with Cedar Park.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park | #57 | A− | D | B− | A− | A |
| Austin | #294 | C | D | D | B− | A |
| Leander | #27 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Brushy Creek | #26 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
Brushy Creek reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Cedar Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Cedar Park grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #57 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
