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Alice vs Orange

308 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7.6× in Orange) and property tax bill (+47% in Orange).

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Alice, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 17,707 people
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Orange, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 19,177 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.

AliceAn outdoors town
Outdoors#46 most conserved land in TX1.5 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$135K typical home55% below the TX typical home All about Alice →
OrangeAn outdoors town
Outdoors#70 most conserved land in TX11 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$186K typical home38% below the TX typical home Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Orange →
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.

Trails7.6×
Orange has more miles of trail
Orange 11.4 miAlice 1.5 mi
Property tax bill+47%
Tax bills are bigger in Orange
Orange $2,154Alice $1,462
Growth since 2010+10.2 pts
Orange has grown faster since 2010
Orange +3.9%Alice -6.3%
Work in town+18.3 pts
More of Alice’s workers stay in town
Alice 36.8%Orange 18.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Orange

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.

Alice$840/mo
Typical home $135K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $934/mo · Housing →
Orange$1,180/mo
Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,108/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Orange and Alice.

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

Orange places higher on 13 of 22 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.

Safety
DAliceSafer than 10% of U.S. towns COrangeSafer than 28% of U.S. towns
Schools
DAliceBetter than 11% of districts in the state COrangeBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
DAliceHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns DOrangeHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
8Alice
13Orange

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #578#225 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #173#76 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #508#243 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#383 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #374#181 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #564#369 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #605#387 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #558#387

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alice’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
AliceOrange
Snow a year1″0″
January low47°F40°F
July high97°F90°F
Growing season (days)337d273d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th83rd
Outdoors & history
AliceOrange
Trails2 mi11 mi
Conserved land12.6%9.2%
Settled18881830
National Register places—5
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here14—
Community
AliceOrange
Library hours a week42 hrs41 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

308 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AliceTXOrangeTX
Alice ↔ Orange308 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.

AliceOrange
People
Population 17,707Lowest 19,177Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +3.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.4±1.7Highest about the TX average 35.3±2.6Lowest about the TX average
Alice and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±3.3Lowest TX: 25% 28.5%±3.4Highest TX: 25%
Orange and Alice are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.8%±2.3Highest TX: 13.4% 17.2%±2.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Alice and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 18.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Alice and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,676±$11kLowest 38% below TX $62,891±$6kHighest 20% below TX
Orange and Alice are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,100±$26kLowest 54% below TX $164,900±$26kHighest 42% below TX
Orange and Alice are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $934±$143Lowest 33% below TX $1,108±$67Highest 21% below TX
Orange and Alice are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,462Lowest 65% below TX $2,154Highest 49% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.3%±8Highest TX: 51.7% 50.6%±8.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Alice and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 15.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 59%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 18 yrs older than TX 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 14% below TX 23 min 14% below TX
Work from home 5.7%±2.5Highest TX: 14.4% 3.3%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Alice and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 36.8%Highest 18.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.96Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (13%)Beaumont (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OrangeFew work in Alice
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Highest 9.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 11.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.4Highest 50.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #564 of 583 in TX#369 of 583 in TX
School district ALICE ISDTEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL · LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD
High school in town Alice H SNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 18.2 —
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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