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%

Annona$430/mo

Typical home $67K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $830/mo · Housing →

Mingus$520/mo

Typical home $82K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Mingus and Annona.

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

AnnonaMingus

Snow a year2″1″

January low—31°F

July high—97°F

Growing season (days)—226d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th 49th

Outdoors & history

AnnonaMingus

Trails—3 mi

Conserved land—0%

Famous people born here2 —

Community

AnnonaMingus

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

216 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AnnonaTX MingusTX

Annona ↔ Mingus216 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

AnnonaMingus

People

Population 313Lowest 380Highest

Median age 40.1±19.1Highest 13% above TX 37.6±16.8Lowest 6% above TX

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

Kids under 18 31.9%±13.9Highest TX: 25% 31.1%±6.8Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 16.6%±11.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 23.7%±9.6Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±4.9Highest TX: 6.2% 0.8%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,500±$27kHighest 29% below TX $53,036±$10kLowest 32% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $67,300±$23kLowest 76% below TX $82,100±$23kHighest 71% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $830±$487Lowest 41% below TX $850±$86Highest 39% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $893Lowest 79% below TX $1,083Highest 74% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 70.6%±56.1Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 24.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 23.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 77.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 7 yrs older than TX 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 34% above TX 32 minLowest 20% above TX

Work from home 0%±16.3Lowest TX: 14.4% 4.8%±3.8Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 41.8 miHighest 26.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.59Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Paris (19%)Stephenville (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MingusFew work in Annona

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 3.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 2.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.3Lowest 42.6Highest

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.

Annona vs Mingus

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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