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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Cedar Hill, TX vs DeSoto, TX

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Cedar Hill needs about $80,500 in DeSoto to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from DeSoto, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $89,500 in Cedar Hill.

A few differences

Cedar Hill vs DeSoto · facet by facet
FacetCedar Hill, TXDeSoto, TX
Median home price$302,700$319,400
2-bedroom rent$1,754/mo$1,700/mo
Property tax rate1.68%1.68%
State & local income tax0%0%
Sales tax8.2%8.2%
Cost of living index9999
Groceries index9696
Utilities$185/mo$185/mo
Median household income$101,909$82,782
Unemployment rate4%4%
Crime index50/10050/100
School rating5.5/105.5/10
Sunny days / year230 days230 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

Full profiles: Cedar Hill, TX · DeSoto, TX
Questions & answers
Is Cedar Hill cheaper than DeSoto?
Cedar Hill and DeSoto display the same day-to-day cost index; the differences show up facet by facet in the table above.
What household income in DeSoto equals $85,000 in Cedar Hill?
A household earning $85,000 in Cedar Hill needs about $80,500 in DeSoto to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of DeSoto lifestyle costs about $89,500 in Cedar Hill.