Cinco Ranch in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cinco Ranch in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cinco RanchTexas (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cinco Ranch plotted against Texas and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Cinco Ranch was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Texas which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Cinco Ranch's incremental SNDi rose from 4.65 to 4.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cinco Ranch ranked 37th out of 42 cities in Texas and 282nd out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.75
Rank in United States
235th of 333
Rank in Texas
34th of 42

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.47
Rank in United States
282nd of 333
Rank in Texas
37th of 42

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cinco RanchRoquetas de MarYantian District

While Roquetas de Mar and Yantian District both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Cinco Ranch built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Roquetas de Mar and Yantian District both became progressively more disconnected, while Cinco Ranch became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.