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Arp vs Encinal

387 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.9× in Encinal) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Encinal).

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Arp, TXHomes around $170KTexas · 1,111 people
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Encinal, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 1,298 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.

ArpHomes around $170K
Housing$170K typical home43% below the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 64%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Arp →
EncinalOne of the healthiest towns
Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Encinal →
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.

Street grid5.9×
Encinal has the more walkable street grid
Encinal 190Arp 32.4
Jobs per worker2.2×
Encinal is more of a job hub
Encinal 0.96Arp 0.43
Work from home+9.5 pts
More people work from home in Arp
Arp 10.1%Encinal 0.6%
Average commute9 min
Encinal has the shorter commute
Arp 25 minEncinal 16 min
Growth since 2010+4.6 pts
Encinal has grown faster since 2010
Encinal -3.4%Arp -8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Arp

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.

Arp$1,070/mo
Typical home $170K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.26% · or rent about $1,037/mo · Housing →
Encinal$580/mo
Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.75% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Arp and Encinal.

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.

Safety
BArpSafer than 62% of U.S. towns –EncinalNot graded
Schools
B−ArpBetter than 47% of districts in the state C+EncinalBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
BArpHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns C−EncinalHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns
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
ArpEncinal
Snow a year1″0″
January low36°F43°F
July high94°F98°F
Growing season (days)247d296d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)16th29th
Outdoors & history
ArpEncinal
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here5—
Community
ArpEncinal
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

387 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ArpTXEncinalTX
Arp ↔ Encinal387 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.

ArpEncinal
People
Population 1,111Lowest 1,298Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8%Lowest TX: +15.9% -3.4%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.6±7.2Lowest about the TX average 38.5±18.8Highest 8% above TX
Encinal and Arp are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±7.1Highest TX: 25% 16.9%±6.6Lowest TX: 25%
Arp and Encinal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±7.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 21.3%±8.6Highest TX: 13.4%
Encinal and Arp 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% 12%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 13.4%±12Highest TX: 6.2%
Encinal and Arp are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,500±$24kHighest 8% below TX $50,833±$9kLowest 35% below TX
Arp and Encinal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,100±$22kHighest 63% below TX $86,900±$36kLowest 69% below TX
Arp and Encinal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,037±$299Highest 26% below TX $814±$243Lowest 42% below TX
Arp and Encinal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,340Lowest 68% below TX $1,521Highest 64% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.8%±34.7Lowest TX: 51.7% 73%±59.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Encinal and Arp are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.8%Lowest TX: 13.8% 19.4%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 81.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than TX 1981Highest 11 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 5% below TX 16 minLowest 40% below TX
Work from home 10.1%±6.5Highest TX: 14.4% 0.6%±1.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 83.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 0.96Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Tyler (38%)Cotulla (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EncinalFew work in Arp
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.4Lowest 190Highest
Schools
School district ARP ISDCOTULLA ISD
High school in town Arp H SNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 10.4 —
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.

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