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75025 vs 75072

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75025 — Plano, TX
76
Area Score
Top 6% nationally
75072 — McKinney, TX
76
Area Score
Top 5% nationally

75025 and 75072 receive effectively the same standardized Area Score. Which fits you better depends on which dimensions you weight — the differences below are where they actually diverge.

Signals

75025
75072
Opportunity
71 · Top 19%
vs
72 · Top 18%
Growth
62 · Top 29%
vs
76 · Top 8%
Climate
65 · Bottom 35%
vs
65 · Bottom 35%
Physical resilience
67 · Top 40%
vs
67 · Top 40%
Housing affordability
96 · Top 19%
vs
99 · Top 11%
Access
94 · Top 44%
vs
90 · Bottom 39%
Economic stability
83 · Top 7%
vs
85 · Top 5%

Measured values

Metric7502575072Source period
Population53,20255,0872024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$143,260$165,6822024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$59,226$65,2302024 ACS 5-Year
Population density5,569/sq mi4,568/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$486,100$502,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$2,040$2,5122024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate66.2%82.6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.5%4.8%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.4%-0.4%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher68.0%63.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate5.1%4.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)7163,06512 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents2.514.612 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)104.0%-2.9%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high95°F95°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low34°F34°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation38.3"38.3"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport18 mi25 miNASR current cycle
Average commute27.4 min31.0 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age41.139.62024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools1212024-25 school year
Students per teacher13.9312.742024-25 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility17.1%13.5%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

75025

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

75072

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

Your best match

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75025
79
Your Score
76
Area Score
75072
79
Your Score
76
Area Score

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Full profiles: 75025 — Plano, TX · 75072 — McKinney, TX · How this is calculated: methodology

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