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%

Barry$2,070/mo

Typical home $307K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,056/mo · Housing →

Cove$2,510/mo

Typical home $373K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,232/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Cove and Barry.

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

BarryCove

Snow a year0″0″

January low35°F 43°F

July high95°F 91°F

Growing season (days)246d 302d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th 60th

Outdoors & history

BarryCove

Archive photos4 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

BarryCove

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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BarryTX CoveTX

Barry ↔ Cove192 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

BarryCove

People

Population 236Lowest 378Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +2.9% TX: +15.9%

Median age 35.4±15.4Lowest about the TX average 37.6±11.4Highest 6% above TX

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

Kids under 18 32.6%±9.4Highest TX: 25% 20.1%±8.8Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 9.3%±15.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 21.7%±4.5Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.1%Highest TX: 33.8% 6.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±6.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.9%±12.4Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,500±$24kHighest 14% below TX $57,292±$36kLowest 27% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $164,800±$103kLowest 42% below TX $280,800±$240kHighest about the TX average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,056±$327Lowest 25% below TX $1,232±$206Highest 12% below TX

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 81.3%±93Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 13.2%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 61.1%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 32 yrs older than TX 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 18 minLowest 34% below TX

Work from home 3.2%±4.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.1%±14.4Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.3 miHighest 26.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Corsicana (30%)Houston (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CoveFew work in Barry

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.7Highest 17.4Lowest

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.

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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.

Barry vs Cove

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Cove

What daily life feels like in each

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