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Angleton vs Lockhart

144 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.4× in Lockhart) and growth since 2010 (+10.2 pts in Lockhart).

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Angleton, TXHomes around $252KTexas · 19,972 people
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Lockhart, TXHomes around $274KTexas · 15,326 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 →
LockhartHomes around $274K
Housing$274K typical home8% below the TX typical home Outdoors#174 most conserved land in TX5.5 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lockhart →
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.

Trails3.4×
Lockhart has more miles of trail
Lockhart 5.5 miAngleton 1.6 mi
Growth since 2010+10.2 pts
Lockhart has grown faster since 2010
Lockhart +13.2%Angleton +3%
Street grid+61%
Angleton has the more walkable street grid
Angleton 61.4Lockhart 38.1
Home values+18%
Homes cost more in Lockhart
Lockhart $251,600Angleton $212,900
Work in town+8.9 pts
More of Lockhart’s workers stay in town
Lockhart 16.7%Angleton 7.8%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Angleton places higher on 15 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 BLockhartSafer than 57% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−AngletonBetter than 54% of districts in the state CLockhartBetter than 32% of districts in the state
Health
B−AngletonHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns C−LockhartHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns
15Angleton
7Lockhart

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #13#80 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #294#485 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #324#500 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #363#535 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #255#423 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #354#250 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #410#251 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #256#417

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 →
Lockhart$1,800/mo
Typical home $274K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $1,152/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Lockhart 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
AngletonLockhart
Snow a year0″0″
January low47°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)333d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th29th
Outdoors & history
AngletonLockhart
Trails2 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.8%4.1%
Settled1890—
National Register places14
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here17—
Community
AngletonLockhart
Library hours a week53 hrs59 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

144 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AngletonTXLockhartTX
Angleton ↔ Lockhart144 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.

AngletonLockhart
People
Population 19,972Highest 15,326Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +13.2%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.3±3.7Lowest 5% above TX 39±2.2Highest 10% above TX
Lockhart and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±3.4Highest TX: 25% 19.4%±2.9Lowest TX: 25%
Angleton and Lockhart 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% 16.8%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Angleton and Lockhart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 21.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.9%±2Highest TX: 6.2%
Lockhart and Angleton 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 $68,400±$11kLowest 13% below TX
Angleton and Lockhart 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 $251,600±$19kHighest 11% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,141±$148Lowest 19% below TX $1,152±$100Highest 18% below TX
Lockhart and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,516Lowest 17% below TX $4,022Highest 5% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.5%±11.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 50.8%±11.6Highest TX: 51.7%
Lockhart 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% 13%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67% TX: 62.6% 67% TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 7% above TX 29 minLowest 7% above TX
Work from home 8.3%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.3%±3Highest TX: 14.4%
Lockhart 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 16.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.65Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (20%)Austin (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LockhartFew work in Angleton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 5.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Highest 8Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.4Highest 38.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #294 of 583 in TX#485 of 583 in TX
School district ANGLETON ISDTHE EXCEL CENTER (FOR ADULTS) · LOCKHART ISD
High school in town Angleton H SLockhart H S
Students per teacherat that high school 17.7Highest 15.8Lowest
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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