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Alma vs Lipan

89 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.2× in Lipan) and kids under 18 (+13.4 pts in Lipan).

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Alma, TXA small town of 541Texas · 541 people
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Lipan, TXHomes around $511KTexas · 490 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.

AlmaA small town of 541
Quiet strengthsAlma doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Alma →
LipanHomes around $511K
Housing$511K typical home71% above the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 73%of TX districts All about Lipan →
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.

Street grid5.2×
Lipan has the more walkable street grid
Lipan 31.2Alma 6.0
Kids under 18+13.4 pts
Lipan has more kids
Lipan 31%Alma 17.6%
Trails2.5×
Lipan has more miles of trail
Lipan 0.5 miAlma 0.2 mi
Typical home built26 yrs
Lipan’s homes are older
Alma 1998Lipan 1972
Average commute4 min
Alma has the shorter commute
Lipan 31 minAlma 27 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,380 more a month in Lipan

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.

Alma$1,750/mo
Typical home $292K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $945/mo · Housing →
Lipan$3,120/mo
Typical home $511K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $1,234/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,380 a month, about $16,500 a year, between Lipan and Alma.

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.

Schools
–AlmaNot graded B+LipanBetter than 73% of districts in the state
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
AlmaLipan
Snow a year0″1″
January low36°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)256d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th51st
Outdoors & history
AlmaLipan
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos—5
Community
AlmaLipan
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

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlmaTXLipanTX
Alma ↔ Lipan89 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.

AlmaLipan
People
Population 541Highest 490Lowest
Median age 38.2±8.7Highest 7% above TX 35.3±6.8Lowest about the TX average
Alma and Lipan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±5.4Lowest TX: 25% 31%±5Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 10%±3.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 10.8%±4.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Lipan and Alma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 22.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±8.4Highest TX: 6.2% 4.5%±2.2Lowest TX: 6.2%
Alma and Lipan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,750±$51kHighest 39% above TX $77,500±$26kLowest about the TX average
Alma and Lipan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $292,300±$46kHighest about the TX average $266,100±$53kLowest 6% below TX
Alma and Lipan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $945±$249Lowest 33% below TX $1,234±$346Highest 12% below TX
Lipan and Alma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,600Lowest 39% below TX $2,786Highest 34% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 52.6%±21Highest TX: 51.7%
Lipan and Alma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.5%Lowest TX: 13.8% 12.4%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 84.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 6 yrs newer than TX 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 31 minHighest 17% above TX
Work from home 13.8%±8.1Highest TX: 14.4% 9%±5.5Lowest TX: 14.4%
Alma and Lipan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 39.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ennis (20%)Granbury (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LipanFew work in Alma
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.0Lowest 31.2Highest
Schools
School district —LIPAN ISD
High school in town —Lipan H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.7
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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