Atwater, CA vs Little Elm, TX

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Atwater

63.7

#1742 nationally

Little Elm

72.2

#919 nationally

Little Elm leads in crime level (3.7 vs 19.5). Little Elm leads in median household income ($110,218 vs $64,195). Atwater leads in walk score (41 vs 24).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Atwater, CA	Little Elm, TX
WhereAtHome Score	63.7 (#1742)	72.2 (#919)
Population	32,052	58,496
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$425,295	$400,423
Median Household Income	$64,195	$110,218
Average Commute	28.2 min	37.9 min
Walk Score	41	24
Crime Level	19.5	3.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	119	116
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+4.4	R+13.2