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

417 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AndersonTX WellmanTX

Anderson ↔ Wellman417 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Texas average

AndersonWellman

People

Population 202Lowest 286Highest

Median age 39.2±6.1Highest 10% above TX 37.1±29.1Lowest 4% above TX

Anderson and Wellman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 34.7%±7.8Lowest TX: 25% 42.7%±31Highest TX: 25%

Wellman and Anderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 22.8%±19.3Highest TX: 13.4% 12.2%±17.6Lowest TX: 13.4%

Anderson and Wellman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 33.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±5.9Highest TX: 6.2% 3.1%±5.9Lowest TX: 6.2%

Anderson and Wellman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $85,000±$58kLowest 8% above TX $122,411±$18kHighest 56% above TX

Wellman and Anderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $216,200±$66k 24% below TX —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,200 48% below TX —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%

Anderson and Wellman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 82.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX 1965Lowest 27 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 29% below TX 15 minLowest 43% below TX

Work from home 14.7%±13.6Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±10.3Lowest TX: 14.4%

Anderson and Wellman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 1.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miLowest 44.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 0.81Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (14%)Lubbock (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WellmanFew work in Anderson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.4Lowest 113Highest

Schools

School district ANDERSON-SHIRO CISD—

High school in town None in town—

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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