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Appleby vs Snook

139 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.9× in Snook) and property tax bill (+63% in Snook).

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Appleby, TXA small town of 619Texas · 619 people
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Snook, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 834 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.

ApplebyA small town of 619
Quiet strengthsAppleby doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Appleby →
SnookKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 83%of TX districts All about Snook →
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.

Jobs per worker5.9×
Snook is more of a job hub
Snook 0.94Appleby 0.16
Property tax bill+63%
Tax bills are bigger in Snook
Snook $3,100Appleby $1,900
Average commute7 min
Appleby has the shorter commute
Snook 32 minAppleby 25 min
Typical home built14 yrs
Snook’s homes are older
Appleby 1993Snook 1979
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Snook

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.

Appleby$1,260/mo
Typical home $209K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $956/mo · Housing →
Snook$1,790/mo
Typical home $277K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $739/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Snook and Appleby.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
–ApplebyNot graded A−SnookBetter than 83% of districts in the state
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
ApplebySnook
Snow a year0″0″
January low36°F35°F
July high93°F97°F
Growing season (days)248d238d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd35th
Outdoors & history
ApplebySnook
National Register places11
Archive photos6—
Community
ApplebySnook
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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ApplebyTXSnookTX
Appleby ↔ Snook139 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.

ApplebySnook
People
Population 619Lowest 834Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -1% TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.9±7.3Highest 12% above TX 35.8±9.4Lowest about the TX average
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±5.9Lowest TX: 25% 19.3%±7.1Highest TX: 25%
Snook and Appleby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.9%±13.6Highest TX: 13.4% 14.1%±5.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 40.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±5.2Highest TX: 6.2% 4.2%±4.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,750±$37kHighest 7% above TX $81,893±$24kLowest 4% above TX
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $209,400±$52k 26% below TX $209,400±$51k 26% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $956±$332Highest 32% below TX $739±$281Lowest 47% below TX
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,900Lowest 55% below TX $3,100Highest 27% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 3.1%±81.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 6.6%±43.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Snook and Appleby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.8%Lowest TX: 13.8% 15.4%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 82%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 1 yr newer than TX 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 6% below TX 32 minHighest 20% above TX
Work from home 12.9%±8.1Highest TX: 14.4% 3%±3.8Lowest TX: 14.4%
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 33.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.94Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Nacogdoches (45%)Bryan (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SnookFew work in Appleby
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.3Lowest 18.5Highest
Schools
School district —SNOOK ISD
High school in town —Snook Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.8
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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