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Melissa, TX vs Leander, TX

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- Leander is 0% more densely populated than Melissa.
- People are 2.1% less likely to be married in Leander.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years younger in Leander.
 Melissa, TXLeander, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock57,696329,725,481
 Female Population54.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 20104,844  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,596285,036,114
 Population - 1990557  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock828.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2,376.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,577.593.4
 Land Area11.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Melissa, TXLeander, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Melissa, TXLeander, TXUnited States
 White69.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian5.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Melissa, TXLeander, TXUnited States
 Married Population65.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.6%50.2%
 Never Married27.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.022.60
 Households4,164  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,77380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children52.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households431  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews
Dennis · Melissa, TX
Growing Bedroom Community
Over 4 years ago

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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Alex · Melissa, TX
Don't Live in Berry Farms!
Over 9 years ago

We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Ron · Melissa, TX
great climate
Over 17 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews
Nana · Leander, TX
Love this place
Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Bryan · Leander, TX
High property tax
Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Robert · Leander, TX
Leander, TX not too small
Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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