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Alice vs Palestine

312 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+35% in Palestine) and trails (+87% in Palestine).

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Alice, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 17,707 people
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Palestine, TXA history townTexas · 19,136 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 →
PalestineA history town
HistorySettled in 184617 places on the National Register Outdoors#96 most conserved land in TX2.8 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 52%of TX districts All about Palestine →
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.

Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Palestine
Palestine $1,977Alice $1,462
Trails+87%
Palestine has more miles of trail
Palestine 2.8 miAlice 1.5 mi
Growth since 2010+5.4 pts
Palestine has grown faster since 2010
Palestine -0.9%Alice -6.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Palestine

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 →
Palestine$1,260/mo
Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,062/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Palestine 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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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 C−PalestineSafer than 24% of U.S. towns
Schools
DAliceBetter than 11% of districts in the state B−PalestineBetter than 52% of districts in the state
Health
DAliceHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns DPalestineHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns
11Alice
11Palestine

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #484#179 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #508#245 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#383 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #564#332 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #578#344 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #381#533 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #605#457 SafestSafety · 470 towns #441#357

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
AlicePalestine
Snow a year1″0″
January low47°F35°F
July high97°F94°F
Growing season (days)337d234d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th10th
Outdoors & history
AlicePalestine
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land12.6%7.2%
Settled18881846
National Register places—17
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here20—
Community
AlicePalestine
Library hours a week42 hrs40 hrs
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

312 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AliceTXPalestineTX
Alice ↔ Palestine312 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.

AlicePalestine
People
Population 17,707Lowest 19,136Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% -0.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.4±1.7Lowest about the TX average 35.7±1.8Highest about the TX average
Palestine and Alice are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±3.3Highest TX: 25% 24.7%±2.7Lowest TX: 25%
Alice and Palestine 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% 15.2%±1.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Alice and Palestine 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% 16.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 2.8%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Alice and Palestine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,676±$11kHighest 38% below TX $44,981±$9kLowest 43% below TX
Alice and Palestine 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 $166,000±$15kHighest 42% below TX
Palestine 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 $1,062±$106Highest 24% below TX
Palestine 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 $1,977Highest 53% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.3%±8Highest TX: 51.7% 57.9%±14.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Alice and Palestine 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% 17.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 54.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 14% below TX 21 minLowest 22% below TX
Work from home 5.7%±2.5Highest TX: 14.4% 5.4%±2.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Alice and Palestine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 36.8%Highest 33.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 40.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (13%)Tyler (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PalestineFew work in Alice
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Highest 7.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 11Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.4Highest 56.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #564 of 583 in TX#332 of 583 in TX
School district ALICE ISDELKHART ISD · PALESTINE ISD
High school in town Alice H SPalestine H S
Students per teacherat that high school 18.2Highest 12.5Lowest
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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