Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For a city of 141,282, Round Rock does well: it grades B, 120th among Texas's 640 graded towns. Its schools outperform 84% of the state's and the median household earns $99K. The trade-off: homes are expensive, about $396K for a typical one and 3.9 times the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. Round Rock’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the Texas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On the outdoors, just 31 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do better. Round Rock is home to Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus.
Where Round Rock beats most towns.
99,887 counted in 2010 and 119,468 in 2020; an estimated 141,282 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 18.2% since 2020, after 19.6% in the decade before.
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 Round Rock is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 628 in 1880, a low of 628 in 1880, 119,468 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Round Rock. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
in town Stadium & arenaDell Diamond
10 mi Stadium & arenaQ2 Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaCedar Park Center
19 mi LakeLady Bird LakeDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Dell Diamond: Donald G. Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Q2 Stadium: Daniel Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Park Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Round Rock, 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 Round Rock.
Round Rock has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
In the comparison, Round Rock comes above both Texas’ towns (1.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). 45 miles of trail in 40 parks and preserves. Old Settlers Park, at 508 acres with 10.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Settlers Park | 10.6 mi | 508 |
| 2. Meadow Lake Park | 0.8 mi | 122 |
| 3. Woodglen Amenity Center | 0.6 mi | 32 |
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 $396K.
Its public schools are run by Round Rock ISD. Three of its 43 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,249 | A− |
| Round Rock H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,824 | A+ |
| Cactus Ranch ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 693 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Round Rock beats the Texas average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Round Rock.
| Round Rock | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Round Rock | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 19.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical value, about $396K, is 26% below its June 2022 peak. At about $396K, home values are down 13% in five years, against a rise of 10% across Texas.
Round Rock’s median rent is $1,763 a month. Typical home values fell 5.1% in the year to September 2026. 56% of Round Rock households own their home.
| Round Rock | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,763 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 56% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 95.8°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.9°.
Round Rock has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Round Rock is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Round Rock | 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
177 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 29 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 177 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Round Rock.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 50,133 in 2013 to 81,313. 24.8% of workers work from home, against 14.4% across Texas.
Most working residents leave Round Rock for work: only 18% work in town. Jobs based in Round Rock grew to 81,313 in 2023, 31,180 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Austin (41%), Houston (3%) and Georgetown (3%).
| Round Rock | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 2,979 to 2,171 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
5 within 15 miles of the center of Round Rock
About 6 of every 100 Round Rock residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
9.1% of the town is conserved land, across 40 parks and preserves.
4 places in Round Rock on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Round Rock.
City in Texas, United States
Round Rock is a city in Williamson and Travis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 119,468 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. The city straddles the Balcones Escarpment, a fault line in which the areas roughly east of I-35 are flat and characterized by having black, fertile soils of the Blackland Prairie, and the west side of the Escarpment, which consists mostly of hilly, karst-like terrain with little topsoil and higher elevations and which is part of the Texas Hill Country. Located about 15 miles (24 km) north of Austin, Round Rock shares a common border with Austin near State Highway 45. Round Rock is the international headquarters…
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4 towns share a border with Round Rock.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Rock | #120 | B | D | C+ | A− | A− |
| Brushy Creek | #26 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
| Pflugerville | #244 | C+ | D | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Georgetown | #249 | C+ | D | B− | C+ | A− |
| Austin | #294 | C | D | D | B− | A |
Brushy Creek reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Round Rock with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Round Rock grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #120 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
11 notable people were born here, including James Talarico and Brett Baty.
