LantanaTX
A town of 12,766, settled in 2001.
Is Lantana a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lantana grades B+ overall, 97th among Texas's 640 graded towns. The median household earns $199K. It is healthier than 98% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $588K, 6.5 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. 75% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lantana, where Texas’ towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 29%. On history, just 82 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
What makes Lantana stand out
Where Lantana beats most towns.
Lantana has grown 57% from 2010 to 2020
6,874 counted in 2010 and 10,785 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Lantana grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lantana is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lantana: who provides what
Lantana is unincorporated, so Denton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lantana.
Lantana has less tooth loss than most of Texas and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Lantana
5.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Lantana’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile.
| Lantana | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lantana’s public schools outperform 55% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Denton ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep Rayzor ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 510 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Lantana stands out in Texas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who report frequent physical distress
Its widest gap with Texas is tooth loss: 2.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.5% statewide. Against the 960 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lantana’s, it is healthier than 68%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
8.7% of Lantana adults report frequent physical distress. Among 641 Texas towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Lantana. 13% of Lantana adults report frequent mental distress.
| Lantana | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lantana | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.6% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.8% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in Lantana is higher than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
Lantana has 797 jobs for its 5,452 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 27.5% of workers work from home, against 14.4% across Texas.
0.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Lantana. Since 2013, Lantana has added 539 jobs, to 797 in 2023. 28% of workers work from home in Lantana.
| Lantana | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Median household income | $199,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 0.6% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lantana has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 95.6°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.8°.
Lantana has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Lantana is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Lantana | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Lantana
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Lantana since 1995.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Lantana sells for about $642K at the median
At 6.5 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 92% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
Only 4 of the 613 Texas towns we compare have a higher median rent than Lantana.
| Lantana | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,458 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 94% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
AT&T Stadium and 77 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lantana. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw30 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 StadiumPhoto credits
AT&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
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Everything we know about Lantana
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lantana
About 6 of every 100 Lantana residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
98% of working residents leave Lantana for work
Where Lantana’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lantana
Master-planned community in Texas, United States
Lantana is an upscale census-designated place (CDP) and planned community originally developed by Republic Property Group, 8 miles (13 km) south of Denton in unincorporated Denton County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lantana had a population of 10,785. Lantana shares the 76226 ZIP code of Argyle. Approximately one quarter of the populace have an annual household income of greater than $150,000, with 34% having incomes from $75,000-$150,000. Almost half of the Lantana population has a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2004, 2006, 2011 and 2012, Lantana won the People's Choice Award for Community of the Year at the Dallas Homebuilders Association McSAM Awards. Lantana hosts regu…
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- Established
- 2001
- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
Lantana’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Lantana.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantana | #97 | B+ | C− | — | B | A+ |
| Bartonville | — | — | D | — | B | C+ |
| Copper Canyon | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Double Oak | #10 | A | C− | A | A− | A |
Bartonville and Copper Canyon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lantana, Bartonville and Copper Canyon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lantana with a neighbor →
Questions about Lantana
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lantana, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lantana grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #97 of 640 in Texas. It grades A+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Lantana, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $588,000, 98% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.