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Aledo vs Oak Point

49 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.2× in Aledo) and growth since 2010 (+22.5 pts in Aledo).

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Aledo, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 5,825 people
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Oak Point, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 5,887 people
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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.

AledoKnown for its schools
Schools#26 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$535K typical home79% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Aledo →
Oak PointAn outdoors town
Outdoors#41 most conserved land in TX0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 74%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Oak Point →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Jobs per worker5.2×
Aledo is more of a job hub
Aledo 0.78Oak Point 0.15
Growth since 2010+22.5 pts
Aledo has grown faster since 2010
Aledo +78.9%Oak Point +56.4%
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Aledo
Aledo $8,816Oak Point $6,815
Street grid+77%
Aledo has the more walkable street grid
Aledo 82.0Oak Point 46.3
Conserved land+14 pts
Oak Point has more conserved land
Oak Point 14.1%Aledo 0.1%
Average commute4 min
Aledo has the shorter commute
Oak Point 33 minAledo 29 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,000 more a month in Aledo

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.

Aledo$3,650/mo
Typical home $535K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.90% · or rent about $2,550/mo · Housing →
Oak Point$2,640/mo
Typical home $396K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $2,227/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,000 a year, between Aledo and Oak Point.

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.

Report cards

Aledo places higher on 11 of 18 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
AAledoBetter than 91% of districts in the state BOak PointBetter than 55% of districts in the state
Health
AAledoHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns B+Oak PointHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns
11Aledo
7Oak Point

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #557#41 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #26#413 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #183#444 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #83#252 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #300#157 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #33#147 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #456#561 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#383

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Aledo’s rankings →

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
AledoOak Point
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd34th
Outdoors & history
AledoOak Point
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.1%14.1%
Settled—1976
Community
AledoOak Point
Library hours a week35 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AledoTXOak PointTX
Aledo ↔ Oak Point49 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.

AledoOak Point
People
Population 5,825Lowest 5,887Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +78.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +56.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.6±2.3Highest about the TX average 34.5±1Lowest 3% below TX
Aledo and Oak Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.8%±5.4Highest TX: 25% 28.3%±6.3Lowest TX: 25%
Aledo and Oak Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.7%±2.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 13%±3.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Oak Point and Aledo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.2%Highest TX: 33.8% 51.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.5%±1.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Oak Point and Aledo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $163,231±$14kHighest 108% above TX $126,290±$39kLowest 61% above TX
Aledo and Oak Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $465,100±$51kHighest 64% above TX $395,900±$49kLowest 39% above TX
Aledo and Oak Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,550±$929Highest 82% above TX $2,227±$113Lowest 59% above TX
Aledo and Oak Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,816Highest 108% above TX $6,815Lowest 61% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.6%±17Highest TX: 51.7% 9%±20.3Lowest TX: 51.7%
Aledo and Oak Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 89.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2010Highest 18 yrs newer than TX 2008Lowest 16 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 9% above TX 33 minHighest 24% above TX
Work from home 17.3%±6.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 40.5%±17.2Highest TX: 14.4%
Oak Point and Aledo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (39%)Dallas (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oak PointFew work in Aledo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 14.1%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 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.0Highest 46.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #26 of 583 in TX#413 of 583 in TX
School district ALEDO ISDDENTON ISD · LITTLE ELM ISD
High school in town Aledo H SNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 17.2 —
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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