Denton, TX
US City in Texas, South · ranked on 32 metrics
Denton, TX is a US city in Texas with a population of 175,704 (150th of 477). It ranks best for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (98th of 395), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (140th of 434), Median Household Income (185th of 434). It ranks lowest for Poverty Rate (%) (258th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (252nd of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (233rd of 434).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202598th of 39575
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024140th of 43468
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025142nd of 39564
- Median Household Income$76,019Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024185th of 43458
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025171st of 39557
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025171st of 39557
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024200th of 43454
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025188th of 39553
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 233rd of 46048
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Price Level (Goods)102.8Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 331st of 46026
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 301st of 46033
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 293rd of 46035
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 269th of 46040
- Poverty Rate (%)15.8%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024258th of 43441
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024252nd of 43442
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 236th of 43446
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024233rd of 43446
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 12 widely reported measures from 3 categories, leaving out size and totals
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Quick answers
- What is the population of Denton, TX?
- Denton, TX has a population of 175,704, 150th among 477 US cities.
- What does Denton, TX rank best at?
- Among US cities, Denton, TX ranks best for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (98th of 395); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (140th of 434); Median Household Income (185th of 434).
- Where does Denton, TX rank worst?
- Denton, TX ranks lowest for Poverty Rate (%) (258th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (252nd of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (233rd of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Denton, TX?
- Rankodex ranks Denton, TX on 32 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
32 metrics with a value for this place, in 6 topics