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What Is It Like to Live in Plano?

What it costs to live in Plano, and how it compares with other Texas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

43

135th best value in Texas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Texas cities.

Overall livability

55

78th overall in Texas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Plano is home to about 282,181 people. A typical home runs $358,100 and a household earns around $99,700, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. Among Texas's largest cities, it ranks 135th for value and 78th overall.

Plano at a glance

Median home price

$358,100

181st in TX of 198

Median rent

$1,541/mo

Median household income

$99,700

Home price to income

3.6x

Unemployment

4.1%

57th in TX of 198

School rating

10/10

32nd in TX of 198

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in TX of 198

Walk score

34/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Texas only. Updated 2026.