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Anthony vs Comanche

469 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+23.8 pts in Comanche) and street grid (2.9× in Comanche).

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Anthony, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 4,580 people
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Comanche, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 4,295 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.

AnthonyOne of the healthiest towns
Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 7%of TX districts Housing$215K typical home28% below the TX typical home All about Anthony →
ComancheKnown for its schools
Schools#260 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$237K typical home21% below the TX typical home Outdoors#207 most walkable in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Comanche →
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.

Growth since 2010+23.8 pts
Comanche has grown faster since 2010
Comanche -2.9%Anthony -26.7%
Street grid2.9×
Comanche has the more walkable street grid
Comanche 78.7Anthony 26.7
Property tax bill+65%
Tax bills are bigger in Anthony
Anthony $3,472Comanche $2,108
Typical home built35 yrs
Comanche’s homes are older
Anthony 2001Comanche 1966
Home values+34%
Homes cost more in Anthony
Anthony $168,200Comanche $125,700
Work in town+21.2 pts
More of Comanche’s workers stay in town
Comanche 25.8%Anthony 4.6%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Comanche places higher on 11 of 19 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
C+AnthonySafer than 40% of U.S. towns CComancheSafer than 32% of U.S. towns
Schools
DAnthonyBetter than 7% of districts in the state BComancheBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
C−AnthonyHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns C−ComancheHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns
8Anthony
11Comanche

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #578#207 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #530#260 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#383 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #544#388 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #252#427 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #355#183 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #350#511 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #309#469

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

Anthony$1,500/mo
Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.06% · or rent about $1,066/mo · Housing →
Comanche$1,570/mo
Typical home $237K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.68% · or rent about $885/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Comanche and Anthony.

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
AnthonyComanche
Snow a year0″0″
January low34°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)264d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd22nd
Outdoors & history
AnthonyComanche
Trails4 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.2%1.2%
Settled18811858
National Register places—2
Archive photos5—
Community
AnthonyComanche
Library hours a week—50 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

469 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AnthonyTXComancheTX
Anthony ↔ Comanche469 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.

AnthonyComanche
People
Population 4,580Highest 4,295Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -26.7%Lowest TX: +15.9% -2.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.4±2.1Highest 9% below TX 31.3±4.6Lowest 12% below TX
Anthony and Comanche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.6%±5.8Highest TX: 25% 30.4%±4.8Lowest TX: 25%
Anthony and Comanche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 18.6%±4.2Highest TX: 13.4%
Comanche and Anthony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15%Highest TX: 33.8% 14.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±2.6Highest TX: 6.2% 2.9%±2.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Anthony and Comanche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,588±$9kHighest 30% below TX $51,981±$5kLowest 34% below TX
Anthony and Comanche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,200±$13kHighest 41% below TX $125,700±$19kLowest 56% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,066±$202Highest 24% below TX $885±$166Lowest 37% below TX
Anthony and Comanche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,472Highest 18% below TX $2,108Lowest 50% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.2%±17.6Highest TX: 51.7% 40.9%±18.8Lowest TX: 51.7%
Anthony and Comanche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 25.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 68.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX 1966Lowest 26 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 16% below TX 18 minLowest 31% below TX
Work from home 7.6%±4.6Highest TX: 14.4% 3.6%±2.5Lowest TX: 14.4%
Anthony and Comanche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 25.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Highest 0.88Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town El Paso (66%)Brownwood (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ComancheFew work in Anthony
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.7Lowest 78.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #530 of 583 in TX#260 of 583 in TX
School district ANTHONY ISDCOMANCHE ISD
High school in town Anthony H SComanche H S
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3Highest 10.9Lowest
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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