What should you know before moving to Paloma Creek?
Strong in places, weak in others. The weak point is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about $347K, 3.8 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Its strongest subject is health: it is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns. It is strong on incomes as well — the median household earns $92K. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking 264th of 640 in Texas. Nationally, it does better than 37% of U.S. towns. On history, just 2 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Paloma Creek’s going rate for rent is $2,576 a month, where Texas’ towns sit at $1,206 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
How Paloma Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Paloma Creek is from typical.
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Paloma Creek has grown 27% from 2010 to 2020
2,501 counted in 2010 and 3,177 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Paloma Creek.
Paloma Creek 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 earns an A−
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 10.5% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide.
The share of adults in Paloma Creek who say their health is fair or poor is 14%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Paloma Creek is ahead of Texas on 16 and behind on 1. 8.3% of adults locally have diabetes; 27% have high blood pressure.
| Paloma Creek | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Paloma Creek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.5% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.2% | 5.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 67.9% | 74.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Paloma Creek’s schools rank ahead of 55% of Texas districts
Public schools: Denton ISD. Its one school is below. Paloma Creek’s only public school teaches 516 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Creek ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 516 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Paloma Creek stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Paloma Creek has 142 jobs for its 2,850 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Paloma Creek’s mean commuting time is recorded as 32 minutes. Jobs based in Paloma Creek grew to 142 in 2023, 127 more than in 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles. The top destinations are Dallas (15%), Plano (13%) and Frisco (10%).
| Paloma Creek | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A younger population than Texas as a whole
Four-year graduates account for just over a third of adults 25 and older here, against 34% across Texas. People 65 and older are 3% of residents (13% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 34% of residents (24% statewide). The age of the median resident in Paloma Creek is 29.6 years.
| Paloma Creek | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29.6 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 32% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Paloma Creek’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.4 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Paloma Creek | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 24.8% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 24% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 37.2% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.1% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Paloma Creek brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 95°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34°.
About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter. Precipitation in Paloma Creek totals about 39 inches in a normal year.
| Paloma Creek | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
9.5% of Paloma Creek is conserved land
Walkers in Paloma Creek have a park or preserve of 4 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paloma Creek Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Paloma Creek has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from tornadoes
For Paloma Creek, the FEMA hazard score is 54 of 100. Expected losses in Paloma Creek break down as 42% from tornadoes and 35% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, the median rent in Paloma Creek is higher
Among households in Paloma Creek, 70% own their home.
| Paloma Creek | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,576 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Paloma Creek
AT&T Stadium and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Paloma Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
6 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids Resort
8 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Stadium
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
Big draw34 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: who provides what
Paloma Creek 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 for work
Where Paloma Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Paloma Creek
About 5 of every 100 Paloma Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Paloma Creek
Master-planned community in Texas, United States
Paloma Creek is a master-planned community in northeastern Denton County, Texas, United States. The community is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as two separate census-designated places, "Paloma Creek" and "Paloma Creek South", separated by U.S. Highway 380. As of the 2010 census, the Paloma Creek CDP (known locally as "Paloma Creek North") had a population of 2,501, while Paloma Creek South had a population of 2,753. As of 2022, the HOA currently estimates the population to be approximately 20,000. Paloma Creek was developed by Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors over an area of approximately 1,200 acres (4.9 km2). The complete master-planned community is located north and south of U.S…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 2005
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 564 ft
- Area code
- 972
Questions about Paloma Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paloma Creek, TX a good place to live?
Paloma Creek grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #264 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Paloma Creek, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $347,000, 17% 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 D−.
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