Is Paloma Creek South a good place to live?
Where it does best is incomes: the median household earns $122K. It also does well on health: it is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $365K, 4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, better than three fifths of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 125th of 640 in Texas. Paloma Creek South’s midpoint rent is $2,664 a month, above both the Texas town median ($1,206 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 9 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher typical journey to work than Paloma Creek South. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · schools, state test and graduation results.
How Paloma Creek South grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Paloma Creek South is from typical.
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What makes Paloma Creek South stand out
Where Paloma Creek South beats most towns.
Paloma Creek South has grown 247% from 2010 to 2020
2,753 counted in 2010 and 9,539 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Paloma Creek South.
Paloma Creek South has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, has less no health insurance than most of Texas and sends most of its workers to Dallas and beyond.
For health, Paloma Creek South earns an A−
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 10.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide. Against the 5,479 U.S. towns with household incomes like Paloma Creek South’s, it is healthier than 58%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Paloma Creek South: 10% of adults smoke cigarettes. Of 31 CDC measures, Paloma Creek South beats the Texas average on 20 and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 8.4% have diabetes, 27% have high blood pressure.
| Paloma Creek South | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Paloma Creek South | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.3% | 19.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 67.9% | 74.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Paloma Creek South beat 55% of Texas districts
Its one school is below. Public schools: Denton ISD. Paloma Creek South’s only public school teaches 560 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Bell ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 560 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Paloma Creek South stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its workers work from home
Paloma Creek South has 214 jobs for its 5,534 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 41.6 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
2% of residents live below the poverty line locally. Paloma Creek South had 214 jobs in 2023, up 102 from 2013. The top destinations are Dallas (15%), Plano (13%) and Frisco (8%). The typical journey to work for Paloma Creek South comes to 42 minutes.
| Paloma Creek South | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 37% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Paloma Creek South is tornadoes, at a low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Paloma Creek South, 54% come from tornadoes and 19% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Paloma Creek South’s year
July afternoons average 95.4°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.2°.
About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter. Paloma Creek South’s July high comes in at 95°F.
| Paloma Creek South | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Paloma Creek South, the median rent runs higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
The median property tax bill is $7,078, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
On the market in Paloma Creek South: a median 68 days to sell. The median sale price was $325,000 in September 2026. In Paloma Creek South, the typical sale closed at 98.4% of the list price.
| Paloma Creek South | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,664 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Paloma Creek South
AT&T Stadium and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paloma Creek South. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
6 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids Resort
7 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Stadium
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life FieldPhoto credits
AT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Universal Kids Resort: CANthony0125, CC0 · Toyota Stadium: Flavius Constantine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Paloma Creek South: who provides what
Paloma Creek South 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.
100% of working residents leave Paloma Creek South for work
Where Paloma Creek South’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Paloma Creek South
About 7 of every 100 Paloma Creek South residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Paloma Creek South
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Paloma Creek South is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Denton County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Paloma Creek master-planned community. As of the 2020 census, Paloma Creek South had a population of 9,539.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Area code
- 972
Questions about Paloma Creek South
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paloma Creek South, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Paloma Creek South grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #125 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Paloma Creek South, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $365,000, 23% 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−.
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