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.

Down paymentRate%

Anna$2,230/mo

Typical home $338K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.64% · or rent about $2,105/mo · Housing →

Royse City$2,080/mo

Typical home $309K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $2,078/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Anna and Royse City.

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

Anna places higher on 11 of 22 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

BAnnaSafer than 62% of U.S. towns BRoyse CitySafer than 63% of U.S. towns

Schools

BAnnaBetter than 60% of districts in the state B+Royse CityBetter than 68% of districts in the state

Health

A−AnnaHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns B+Royse CityHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns

11Anna

9Royse City

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #431#41 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #287#489 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #355#494 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #500#584 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #373#322 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #314#252 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #60#116 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #27#81

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Anna’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

AnnaRoyse City

Snow a year0″0″

January low34°F —

July high92°F —

Growing season (days)254d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th 43rd

Outdoors & history

AnnaRoyse City

Trails2 mi 4 mi

Conserved land1.4%0.4%

Settled1867 1885

National Register places—1

Community

AnnaRoyse City

Library hours a week—40 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AnnaRoyse City

Anna ↔ Royse City29 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

AnnaRoyse City

People

Population 24,330Highest 20,037Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +104.8%Highest TX: +15.9% +44.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 32.1±1.2Lowest 10% below TX 32.8±2.9Highest 8% below TX

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

Kids under 18 28.8%±3.8Highest TX: 25% 26.6%±3.4Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 5.6%±1.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 9.1%±1.9Highest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 28.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.3Highest TX: 6.2% 3%±1.1Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $105,593±$15kLowest 35% above TX $116,660±$8kHighest 49% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $351,700±$14kHighest 24% above TX $322,500±$19kLowest 14% above TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,105±$191Highest 50% above TX $2,078±$282Lowest 48% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,772Highest 36% above TX $5,686Lowest 34% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.2%±8.3Lowest TX: 51.7% 76.3%±16.3Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 7.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 7.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 83.8%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 20 yrs newer than TX 2010Lowest 18 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 15% above TX 34 minHighest 28% above TX

Work from home 24.3%±4.5Highest TX: 14.4% 17.6%±4.8Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 5.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.48Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (15%)Dallas (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Royse CityFew work in Anna

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 4.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 10Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.3Highest 40.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #169 of 583 in TX #217 of 583 in TX

School district ANNA ISDPIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY · ROYSE CITY ISD

High school in town Anna H SRoyse City H S

Students per teacherat that high school 17.4Highest 14.9Lowest

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.

Anna vs Royse City

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Anna

Anna places higher on 11 of 22 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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