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Alba vs Kosse

118 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.4× in Alba) and average commute (9 min in Kosse).

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Alba, TXA small town of 664Texas · 664 people

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Kosse, TXHomes around $228KTexas · 430 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AlbaA small town of 664

Quiet strengthsAlba doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Alba →

KosseHomes around $228K

Housing$228K typical home24% below the TX typical home All about Kosse →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker2.4×

Alba is more of a job hub

Alba 1.21Kosse 0.50

Average commute9 min

Kosse has the shorter commute

Alba 34 minKosse 25 min

Typical home built18 yrs

Kosse’s homes are older

Alba 1973Kosse 1955

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Alba

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Alba$2,220/mo

Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.49% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

Kosse$1,460/mo

Typical home $228K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,100 a year, between Alba and Kosse.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AlbaKosse

Snow a year0″0″

January low35°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)260d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th 17th

Outdoors & history

AlbaKosse

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Archive photos3 6

Famous people born here—4

Community

AlbaKosse

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

118 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlbaTX KosseTX

Alba ↔ Kosse118 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Texas average

AlbaKosse

People

Population 664Highest 430Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.2% TX: +15.9% —

Median age 52.2±13.8Highest 47% above TX 50.3±28.6Lowest 41% above TX

Alba and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 14.2%±4.7Lowest TX: 25% 21.6%±7.2Highest TX: 25%

Kosse and Alba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17%±7.3Highest TX: 13.4% 15.1%±6.3Lowest TX: 13.4%

Alba and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±3.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.6%±4.6Highest TX: 6.2%

Kosse and Alba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,682±$35kLowest 23% below TX $61,250±$19kHighest 22% below TX

Kosse and Alba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,500±$35kHighest 60% below TX $108,500±$40kLowest 62% below TX

Alba and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$263Lowest 52% below TX $1,188±$371Highest 15% below TX

Kosse and Alba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,672Highest 60% below TX $1,494Lowest 65% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.8%±53.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 36.4%±100Highest TX: 51.7%

Kosse and Alba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 18.6%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 81.9%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 19 yrs older than TX 1955Lowest 37 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 27% above TX 25 minLowest 6% below TX

Work from home 8.3%±8Highest TX: 14.4% 2.2%±4.3Lowest TX: 14.4%

Alba and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miLowest 75.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.21Highest 0.50Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (7%)Groesbeck (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KosseFew work in Alba

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.2Highest 48.8Lowest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Alba neighborsTown Square →

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Kosse neighborsTown Square →

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.