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Alvin vs Ennis

217 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.2× in Alvin) and work in town (+8.9 pts in Ennis).

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Alvin, TXHomes around $294KTexas · 28,333 people
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Ennis, TXA history townTexas · 22,588 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.

AlvinHomes around $294K
Housing$294K typical home2% below the TX typical home Outdoors#144 most trails in TX14 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 58%of TX districts All about Alvin →
EnnisA history town
HistorySettled in 187240 places on the National Register Housing$264K typical home12% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 62%of TX districts All about Ennis →
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.

Trails4.2×
Alvin has more miles of trail
Alvin 14.3 miEnnis 3.4 mi
Work in town+8.9 pts
More of Ennis’s workers stay in town
Ennis 24.3%Alvin 15.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Alvin

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.

Alvin$1,990/mo
Typical home $294K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.81% · or rent about $1,215/mo · Housing →
Ennis$1,730/mo
Typical home $264K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $1,362/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Alvin and Ennis.

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

Alvin places higher on 11 of 23 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
C+AlvinSafer than 44% of U.S. towns B−EnnisSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
BAlvinBetter than 58% of districts in the state BEnnisBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
CAlvinHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns C−EnnisHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
11Alvin
10Ennis

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #144#384 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #120#62 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #325#435 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #283#387 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #459#547 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #323#399 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #309#381 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #138#80

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alvin’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
AlvinEnnis
Snow a year0″0″
January low44°F36°F
July high91°F94°F
Growing season (days)298d256d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th12th
Outdoors & history
AlvinEnnis
Trails14 mi3 mi
Conserved land2.1%1.7%
Settled18931872
National Register places140
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here10—
Community
AlvinEnnis
Library hours a week48 hrs44 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

217 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlvinTXEnnisTX
Alvin ↔ Ennis217 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.

AlvinEnnis
People
Population 28,333Highest 22,588Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.8%Highest TX: +15.9% +8.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.7±1.6Lowest 5% below TX 34.4±1.4Highest 3% below TX
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±3Highest TX: 25% 25.7%±3Lowest TX: 25%
Alvin and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±1.8Highest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Alvin and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest TX: 33.8% 20.7%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1.5Highest TX: 6.2% 4.2%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Alvin and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,477±$6kLowest 9% below TX $75,074±$7kHighest 4% below TX
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $228,700±$16kLowest 19% below TX $260,100±$22kHighest 8% below TX
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,215±$81Lowest 13% below TX $1,362±$70Highest about the TX average
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,130Highest about the TX average $4,061Lowest 4% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.2%±10.1Highest TX: 51.7% 48.4%±9.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Alvin and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 10.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 7 yrs older than TX 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 10% above TX 28 minLowest 3% above TX
Work from home 6.7%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.6%±2.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.4%Lowest 24.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.10Highest 1.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (30%)Dallas (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EnnisFew work in Alvin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.3 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Lowest 12Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.2Highest 32.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #320 of 583 in TX#302 of 583 in TX
School district ALVIN ISDENNIS ISD
High school in town Alvin H SEnnis H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.8Highest 15.4Lowest
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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