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33.17° N · 96.54° W · GEOID 4844308

Lowry Crossing

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Lowry Crossing is home to 1,433 people. Median household income is $116,875 a year and median rent is $1,208 a month, 12.4% 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 $396,900, about 3.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,208
12% below the median place
Median household income
$116,875
46% above the median place
Median home value
$396,900
24% above the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
22% 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 Lowry Crossing

  • 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 415 Texas places.
  • The population has grown 49.3% since 2020, faster than in 98% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 6.7% a year while rent rose -0.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 12.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,113 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 89% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 99 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Lowry Crossing

Collin County gains about 18.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in92,150
Moved out73,762
Net+18,388

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Dallas County, TX23,37615,222+8,154
Denton County, TX13,73814,821−1,083
Tarrant County, TX3,2803,258+22
Grayson County, TX1,3702,670−1,300
Rockwall County, TX1,5471,921−374
Harris County, TX1,4921,129+363

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$102K
Leavers$99K

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

Who moves here
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Collin County report $102,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $98,700.
Income you would need
$48,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,208 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,321 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $396,900.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 17.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Holbrook, MA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
28% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
18.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$98,671
40% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLowry CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.3%28% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.0%52% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure18.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$102,35545% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$98,67140% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 97.3%, 47% above the median place.

Lowry Crossing12.4%
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
$48,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.4%
39% below the median place
Home price to income
3.4x
11% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$102,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
97.3%
47% above the median place
Median year built1
1994
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,595
71% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureLowry CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,20812% below
Rent to income112.4%39% below
Property tax rate11.4%55% above
Home price to income13.4x11% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,80712% above
Property tax paid (median)1$5,59571% above
Median home value1$396,90024% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-0.8%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure51.1%1% below
Homeownership197.3%47% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.6%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,32124% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.7%33% below
Median year built119941% 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%)
Mean commute1
31 min
26% above the median place
Median household income1
$116,875
46% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment3.8% −22%
Works from home17.4% +40%
Income per person$47,461 +18%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLowry CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$116,87546% above
Income per person1$47,46118% above
Unemployment13.8%22% below
Average annual pay5County figure$91,91039% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs5County figure562,572273% above
Poverty rate1County figure6.2%42% below
Mean commute131 min26% above
Works from home117.4%40% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 99.2%, 7% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
99.2%
7% above the median place
Population change since 20206
49.3%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Household size1
2.9
18% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance12.1% +89%
Median age42.9 +10%
High school or higher89.3% −3%
Bachelor's or higher30.3% −5%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLowry CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4336646th largest
Population change since 2020649.3%above (median 1.1%)
Median age142.910% above
Bachelor's or higher130.3%5% below
High school or higher189.3%3% below
Household size12.918% above
Born abroad1County figure23.3%164% above
No health insurance112.1%89% above
Homes with broadband199.2%7% above
05

Life in Lowry Crossing

69 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.3 +7%
Shops26.3 −13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics34.3 +70%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

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

Public school students11
227,561
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
299
above the median place (median 9)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
34.3
70% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLowry CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure299above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure227,561above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure15.21% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.313% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure34.370% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure69above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.9, 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 Lowry Crossing. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
99.9
23% above the median place
July average high12
94°F
9% above the median place
Natural hazard risk13
98.9
7% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLowry CrossingAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure94°F9% above
January average low12County figure34°F36% above
Average temperature12County figure65°F18% above
Annual precipitation12County figure41.1 in6% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure98.97% above
Hurricane risk13County figure59.715% below
Tornado risk13County figure99.923% above
Wildfire risk13County figure81.032% above
Heat wave risk13County figure97.78% above
Median air quality index14County figure407% below
Good air days14County figure75.8%11% above
08

Lowry Crossing in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,208/mo (2024)$1,510/mo$1,240 to $1,830/mo+3.7%
Median household income$116,875 (2024)$149,000$126,000 to $176,500+4.1%
Median home value$396,900 (2024)$586,000$425,000 to $807,000+6.7%
Population2,521 (2025)3,0402,910 to 3,170+3.8%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.4 now.

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

09

Places like Lowry Crossing

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

PlaceRentIncome
Holbrook, MA$1,094$115,210Compare
Ham Lake, MN$1,173$120,135Compare
Edgemere, MD$1,300$103,165Compare
Chisago City, MN$1,321$102,197Compare
Chisago City, MNEdgemere, MDHam Lake, MNHolbrook, MALowry Crossing, TXLowry CrossingHolbrookHam LakeEdgemereChisago CityLowry CrossingHolbrookHam LakeEdgemereChisago City

Common questions

Is Lowry Crossing a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 415 Texas places. The population has grown 49.3% since 2020, faster than in 98% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lowry Crossing expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $396,900.

What salary do you need to live in Lowry Crossing?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $48,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lowry Crossing?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Holbrook, MA, Ham Lake, MN, Edgemere, MD and Chisago City, MN.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 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); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Lowry Crossing, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lowry-crossing-texas/

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