Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Copper Canyon’s best subject grades are an A for health and incomes; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Copper Canyon’s median household income is $156,000, against $69,000 in Texas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. On health, just 56 of Texas’ 998 towns do better. Copper Canyon's schools outperform 68% of the state's. Copper Canyon has 1 place on the National Register. Copper Canyon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Copper Canyon beats most towns.
1,334 counted in 2010 and 1,731 in 2020; an estimated 2,322 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 Copper Canyon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 465 in 1980, 1,731 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Copper Canyon, 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 Copper Canyon.
98% of Copper Canyon households own their home, where Texas’ towns sit at 69% and U.S. towns at 73%. Copper Canyon’s median rent is $1,950 a month. The typical Copper Canyon home is worth about $1,023,000, down 1.1% in a year, 3 times the Texas typical home.
| Copper Canyon | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 98% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,950 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6.4% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Copper Canyon. Copper Canyon beats the Texas average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 78% of adults had a checkup this year in Copper Canyon.
| Copper Canyon | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Copper Canyon | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Copper Canyon for work: only 0% work in town. 1.4% of Copper Canyon residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Copper Canyon fell to 105 in 2023, 33 fewer than in 2013.
| Copper Canyon | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Copper Canyon has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Copper Canyon is 96°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Copper Canyon's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Among 489 Texas towns, just 6 have a lower violent crime rate than Copper Canyon. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Copper Canyon | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Copper Canyon | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pilot Knoll Park | 0.2 mi | 11 |
| 2. Marauder Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 3. Castlewood Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Copper Canyon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Copper Canyon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
24 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
24 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw StadiumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Copper Canyon
About 4 of every 100 Copper Canyon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Copper Canyon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Texas, United States
Copper Canyon is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,731 in 2020. Copper Canyon is adjacent to the master-planned Lantana residential development.
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4 towns share a border with Copper Canyon.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Canyon | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Highland Village | #37 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Lantana | #97 | B+ | C− | — | B | A+ |
| Double Oak | #10 | A | C− | A | A− | A |
| Flower Mound | #22 | A− | D | A− | A− | A |
Copper Canyon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Copper Canyon and Lantana report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Copper Canyon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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