Plano, Texas
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Plano.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Plano compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 287,339City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $108,649Incorporated place (ACS)38% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 139ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)39% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $440,600City limits (ACS)45% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,792City limits (ACS)33% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.0%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 27 min8% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3816% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 147.8annualized per 100k · citywide75% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 1683.1annualized per 100k · citywide45% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 94°F7.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 36°F2.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 38.3 in16% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 275Near U.S. avg (266)U.S. 266
Compare Plano with another city
Hot summers, sprawling freeways, and no state income tax dominate comparisons. Roughly 275 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 27 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 38/100. Labor-market readings near 4.0% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Violent-offense rates near 147.8 per 100k compare favorably with many peer metros, though local blocks still differ.
Plano, Texas counts about 287,339 residents inside the city limits. With median income around $108,649 and a cost index of 139, the market reads above the national housing-cost baseline. A typical home near $440,600 and rents around $1,792 frame most shortlists.
Plano is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Plano with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Plano city, 1600000US4858016)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN480850000000003 (Collin County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00053914 MCKINNEY MUNI AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28