Skip to content

TownTapestry

Find a town

Guest, Sign inJoin

Compare towns

Asherton vs Peaster

325 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11× in Asherton) and jobs per worker (10.1× in Peaster).

×

Asherton, TXHomes around $101KTexas · 543 people

×

Peaster, TXA regional job hubTexas · 515 people

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.

AshertonHomes around $101K

Housing$101K typical home66% below the TX typical home All about Asherton →

PeasterA regional job hub

Work302 jobsbased in Peaster, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 72%of TX districts All about Peaster →

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 grid11×

Asherton has the more walkable street grid

Asherton 181Peaster 16.5

Jobs per worker10.1×

Peaster is more of a job hub

Peaster 3.92Asherton 0.39

Average commute10 min

Asherton has the shorter commute

Peaster 22 minAsherton 12 min

★ What stands out · 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

–AshertonNot graded B+PeasterBetter than 72% 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

AshertonPeaster

Snow a year0″—

January low37°F —

July high99°F —

Growing season (days)265d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd 35th

Outdoors & history

AshertonPeaster

National Register places1 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

AshertonPeaster

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

325 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AshertonTX PeasterTX

Asherton ↔ Peaster325 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

AshertonPeaster

People

Population 543Highest 515Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -33.4% TX: +15.9% —

Median age 58.2±26.6Highest 63% above TX 54±4.1Lowest 52% above TX

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

Kids under 18 20.3%±15Highest TX: 25% 11.7%±10.4Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 38.5%±22.4Highest TX: 13.4% 20.4%±6.3Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 8.5%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±7.4Highest TX: 6.2% 2.1%±3.4Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $24,208±$9k 69% below TX —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,400±$9k 71% below TX —

Property taxmedian, yearly $712 83% below TX —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 73.2%±23Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±56.6Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 30.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 70.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 9 yrs older than TX 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 55% below TX 22 minHighest 19% below TX

Work from home 8.9%±12.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 28.3%±28.7Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.7%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 69.3 miHighest 31.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 3.92Highest

Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (12%)Fort Worth (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PeasterFew work in Asherton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 181Highest 16.5Lowest

Schools

School district —PEASTER ISD

High school in town —Peaster H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 12.7

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Asherton neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Asherton’s Town Square.

Peaster neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Peaster’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Asherton and Peaster

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Asherton

Oakwood570 people · $112K homes

Avinger351 people · $78K homes

Menard1,008 people · $73K homes

Sabinal799 people · $80K homes

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.