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Angleton vs Ennis

229 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (+91% in Angleton) and trails (2.1× in Ennis).

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Angleton, TXHomes around $252KTexas · 19,972 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.

AngletonHomes around $252K
Housing$252K typical home16% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 54%of TX districts Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Angleton →
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 part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid+91%
Angleton has the more walkable street grid
Angleton 61.4Ennis 32.1
Trails2.1×
Ennis has more miles of trail
Ennis 3.4 miAngleton 1.6 mi
Work in town+16.5 pts
More of Ennis’s workers stay in town
Ennis 24.3%Angleton 7.8%
Home values+22%
Homes cost more in Ennis
Ennis $260,100Angleton $212,900
Rent+19%
Rent runs higher in Ennis
Ennis $1,362Angleton $1,141
Jobs per worker+81%
Ennis is more of a job hub
Ennis 1.03Angleton 0.57
★ What stands out · Report cards

Angleton places higher on 16 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
B−AngletonSafer than 47% of U.S. towns B−EnnisSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−AngletonBetter than 54% of districts in the state BEnnisBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
B−AngletonHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns C−EnnisHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
16Angleton
6Ennis

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #324#547 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #256#435 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #13#62 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #217#381 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #255#387 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#383 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #286#399 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #320#435

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Angleton’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Angleton$1,660/mo
Typical home $252K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $1,141/mo · Housing →
Ennis$1,730/mo
Typical home $264K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $1,362/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Ennis and Angleton.

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.

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
AngletonEnnis
Snow a year0″0″
January low47°F36°F
July high91°F94°F
Growing season (days)333d256d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th12th
Outdoors & history
AngletonEnnis
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.8%1.7%
Settled18901872
National Register places140
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here17—
Community
AngletonEnnis
Library hours a week53 hrs44 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

229 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AngletonTXEnnisTX
Angleton ↔ Ennis229 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.

AngletonEnnis
People
Population 19,972Lowest 22,588Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +8.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.3±3.7Highest 5% above TX 34.4±1.4Lowest 3% below TX
Angleton and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±3.4Lowest TX: 25% 25.7%±3Highest TX: 25%
Ennis and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±3.3Highest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 20.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 4.2%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Angleton and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,712±$13kHighest 10% above TX $75,074±$7kLowest 4% below TX
Angleton and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,900±$12kLowest 25% below TX $260,100±$22kHighest 8% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,141±$148Lowest 19% below TX $1,362±$70Highest about the TX average
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,516Lowest 17% below TX $4,061Highest 4% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.5%±11.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 48.4%±9.2Highest TX: 51.7%
Ennis and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 10.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.1%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 7% above TX 28 minLowest 3% above TX
Work from home 8.3%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.6%±2.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Ennis and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.8%Lowest 24.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (20%)Dallas (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EnnisFew work in Angleton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Highest 12Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.4Highest 32.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #294 of 583 in TX#302 of 583 in TX
School district ANGLETON ISDENNIS ISD
High school in town Angleton H SEnnis H S
Students per teacherat that high school 17.7Highest 15.4Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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