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Living in The Colony

The Colony is a city in the United States, with a population of 45,454 in July 2026. Median gross rent was US$1,958 per month, while the median home value was US$383,900 in July 2026. There were 1,902 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1936 sources

Population46,196people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,553EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,721EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.06%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,569offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — about the sameOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean10.38µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to The Colony?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 59.8%, and the vacancy rate was 4.11% in July 2026. 39.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
The Colony recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,958/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent39.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)4.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,445 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,859 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,721 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes591 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is The Colony a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–55%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student43%strong on education, weak on work · range 33–53%
Family44%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–53%
Retirement40%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 29–51%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 6,083 of 46,196 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$114,511 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in The Colony is 4.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income114,511 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband90.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription97.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.76 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet1.64 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet6.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary4,553 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)25Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,801 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov24Official
Unemployment rate4.06 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in The Colony?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,801 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,031of €2,972 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,972
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,859
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,031
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in The Colony Salary needed to live in The Colony

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to The Colony. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in The Colony. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher95.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools153 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents19.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio43 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,902 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,890 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in The Colony when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesThe Colony highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with The Colony highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
The Colony1,569
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,569 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — about the same31 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents275.1 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Recorded violent crimes61 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time27.09 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work0.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Nearest airportADS3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport14 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for The Colony. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in The Colony.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in The Colony is 10.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean10.38 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202436Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.17 · Feb 15.72 · Mar 19.83 · Apr 24.06 · May 28.06 · Jun 32.67 · Jul 35.17 · Aug 35.39 · Sep 31.44 · Oct 25.78 · Nov 19.06 · Dec 14.28 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00413691 (GRAPEVINE DAM)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.17 · Feb 3 · Mar 7.11 · Apr 11.56 · May 17.06 · Jun 21.72 · Jul 23.83 · Aug 23.44 · Sep 19.33 · Oct 12.94 · Nov 6.72 · Dec 2.28 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00412404 (DENTON 2 SE)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 14.6 · Apr 18.7 · May 23.3 · Jun 27.7 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 29.9 · Sep 25.8 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 8.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 66.8 · Feb 77.47 · Mar 96.77 · Apr 97.79 · May 134.9 · Jun 98.3 · Jul 67.06 · Aug 69.09 · Sep 74.17 · Oct 126.2 · Nov 75.69 · Dec 84.58 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00413370 (FRISCO)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading31.1 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean8.02 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites1 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation477.5 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature31.16 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature20.36 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature10.54 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Carrollton ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Amagasaki (Japan) ±2.5 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±2.5 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±2.5 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±2.5 °C, Hirakata (Japan) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 6,083 is not 5.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share5.74 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents6,083 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,274 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population46,196 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official
Population covered by crime statistics46,183 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value383,900 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes59.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate77.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad13.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents7.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents5.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage57.8 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage78.4 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance8.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher47.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Households with a vehicle available96.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over27,747 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home23.76 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans93.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on The Colony

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Flower Mound as a The Colony alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 640 Flower Mound vs 1,569 The Colony−59%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,481 Flower Mound vs €4,553 The Colony+20%
  • Residents: 79,540 Flower Mound vs 46,196 The Colony+72%
  • Unemployment: 3.4% Flower Mound vs 4.1% The Colony−17%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Flower Mound vs 10.4 µg/m³ The Colony−26%
  • Foreign residents: 6.9% Flower Mound vs 5.7% The Colony+21%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,801 Flower Mound vs €3,801 The Colonysame level

Plainfield as a The Colony alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1218 km, better on 7 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,569 The Colony−53%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 10.4 µg/m³ The Colony−25%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 14.0 km The Colony−36%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,553 The Colony+6%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,801 The Colony+6%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 4.1% The Colony−7%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 5.7% The Colony+7%

Cities near The Colony

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Frisco 8.7 km away
Salary
6,188 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Carrollton 11.2 km away
Salary
4,001 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Lewisville 12.7 km away
Salary
4,184 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Plano 13.3 km away
Salary
4,875 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around The Colony?

The median gross salary is 3,801 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in The Colony?

The unemployment rate is 4.06 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in The Colony?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.38 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is The Colony?

Police recorded 1,569 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in The Colony?

The published population is 46,196 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in The Colony?

6,083 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is The Colony a good place to live?

The Colony may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near The Colony?

Frisco, Little Elm, Carrollton, Lewisville, Plano are near The Colony. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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