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33.09° N · 97.12° W · GEOID 4841404

Lantana

Denton County, Texas · part of the Dallas, TX metro

TexasLantana, TXLantanaLantana

The short answer

Lantana is home to 12,766 people. Median household income is $199,489 a year and median rent is $3,458 a month, 20.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $587,500, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Lantana stands out on value for money. Rent run 34% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs about $194 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 413 Texas places we track.

69OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Lantana scores better than 69% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 82nd of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%63
Economy 20%93
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%0
Education 10%97
Commute 10%19
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$3,458
153% above the median place
Median household income
$199,489
148% above the median place
Median home value
$587,500
84% above the median place
Unemployment
2.9%
40% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Lantana

  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.
  • Value for moneyHome values are about 25% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location. Experimental
01

Moving to Lantana

Denton County gains about 16.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in80,779
Moved out66,985
Net+13,794

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$101K
Leavers$87K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Denton County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Denton County report $101,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $86,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$138,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,458 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,264 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $587,500.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 27.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Weddington, NC matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.5%
21% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
16.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6
$101,250
43% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLantanaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.5%21% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%24% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure16.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$101,25043% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$86,70223% above
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $157,900 a year, more than in 96% of the 1,884 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Lantana20.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$138,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.8%
2% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
22% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$157,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lantana, $3,458 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lantana, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lantana on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Weddington, NC9112.1% vs 20.8%$14,400Compare
Scenic Oaks, TX8812.6% vs 20.8%$3,500Compare
Belterra, TX8715.5% vs 20.8%$40,600Compare
New Albany, OH8411.9% vs 20.8%$58,600Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Median year built1
2008
2% above the median place
Homeownership1
93.8%
41% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureLantanaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,458153% above
Rent to income120.8%2% above
Home price to income13.0x22% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,80712% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$587,50084% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-0.9%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.7%11% below
Homeownership193.8%41% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.2%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,26474% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120082% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$199,489
148% above the median place
Works from home1
27.5%
121% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment2.9% −40%
Income per person$66,969 +67%
Mean commute31 min +24%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLantanaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$199,489148% above
Income per person1$66,96967% above
Unemployment12.9%40% below
Average annual pay5County figure$67,9563% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.6%3% below
Jobs5County figure320,064112% above
Poverty rate1County figure7.1%34% below
Mean commute131 min24% above
Works from home127.5%121% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.7%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.7%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
74.9%
134% above the median place
Household size1
3.2
30% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband96.3% +4%
Born abroad12.4% +41%
Median age39.1 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLantanaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population112,7663423rd largest
Median age139.10% above
Bachelor's or higher174.9%134% above
High school or higher198.7%7% above
Household size13.230% above
Born abroad112.4%41% above
No health insurance1County figure10.6%66% above
Homes with broadband196.3%4% above
05

Life in Lantana

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 98% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.

Founded or incorporated in 2001. 17 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k8.6 −8%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Chickasaw National Recreation Area 98 miles
  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 103 miles
  • Oklahoma City National Memorial 166 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.6 −1%
Shops20.7 −32%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.9 +3%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
97.7
217% above the median place
Public schools11
4
56% below the median place
Public school students11
2,292
53% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLantanaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11456% below
Public school students112,29253% below
Students per teacher1114.18% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.61% below
Shops per 10k7County figure20.732% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure20.93% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k88.68% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site997.7217% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles90below (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure1731% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.8, 23% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lantana. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
99.8
23% above the median place
July average high12
96°F
10% above the median place
Heat wave risk13
98.0
9% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLantanaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure96°F10% above
January average low12County figure34°F36% above
Average temperature12County figure65°F19% above
Annual precipitation12County figure38.4 in12% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure96.95% above
Hurricane risk13County figure58.417% below
Tornado risk13County figure99.823% above
Wildfire risk13County figure93.052% above
Heat wave risk13County figure98.09% above
Median air quality index14County figure479% above
Good air days14County figure57.8%16% below
08

Lantana in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Lantana does better than 63% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 45%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,458/mo (2024)$4,430/mo$3,640 to $5,400/mo+4.2%
Median household income$199,489 (2024)$254,000$214,500 to $300,500+4.1%
Median home value$587,500 (2024)$840,000$609,000 to $1,157,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 3.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lantana

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Daniels Farm, CT$3,501$189,091Compare
Fairwood, MD$3,435$181,458Compare
Packanack Lake, NJ$3,501$213,103Compare
Dranesville, VA$3,187$214,688Compare
Dranesville, VAPackanack Lake, NJFairwood, MDDaniels Farm, CTLantana, TXLantanaFairwoodPackanack LakeDranesvilleLantanaFairwoodPackanack LakeDranesville

Places built like Lantana

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Lantana performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Lantana, TX20.8%6.2%/yrn/a
Trophy Club, TX11.9%6.4%/yr-0.2%Compare
Sienna, TX19.1%6.4%/yrn/aCompare
Southlake, TX16.8%0.8%/yr-0.3%Compare
Scenic Oaks, TX12.6%3.8%/yrn/aCompare
Nolensville, TN16.6%5.6%/yr14.3%Compare
Heath, TX19.0%7.2%/yr21.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Lantana a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 69 out of 100, better than 69% of the places we rate and 82nd of 407 in Texas. OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track. Home values are about 25% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location. On cost, space and class size it scores 95 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lantana expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $587,500.

What salary do you need to live in Lantana?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $138,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lantana?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Daniels Farm, CT, Fairwood, MD, Packanack Lake, NJ and Dranesville, VA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lantana with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lantana itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lantana-texas

Citytistics. “Lantana, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lantana-texas/

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