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Barry vs Cranfills Gap

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in Barry) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Cranfills Gap).

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Barry, TXA small town of 236Texas · 236 people
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Cranfills Gap, TXA small town of 305Texas · 305 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.

BarryA small town of 236
Quiet strengthsBarry doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Barry →
Cranfills GapA small town of 305
Quiet strengthsCranfills Gap doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cranfills Gap →
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.

Average commute21 min
Barry has the shorter commute
Cranfills Gap 48 minBarry 27 min
Jobs per worker2.7×
Cranfills Gap is more of a job hub
Cranfills Gap 0.27Barry 0.10
★ What stands out · 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.

Barry$2,070/mo
Typical home $307K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,056/mo · Housing →
Cranfills Gap$1,930/mo
Typical home $329K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Barry and Cranfills Gap.

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
–BarryNot graded B−Cranfills GapBetter than 48% 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
BarryCranfills Gap
Snow a year0″0″
January low35°F—
July high95°F—
Growing season (days)246d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th48th
Outdoors & history
BarryCranfills Gap
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here1—
Community
BarryCranfills Gap
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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BarryTXCranfills GapTX
Barry ↔ Cranfills Gap73 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.

BarryCranfills Gap
People
Population 236Lowest 305Highest
Median age 35.4±15.4Lowest about the TX average 39.1±8.5Highest 10% above TX
Cranfills Gap 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% 26.2%±11.9Lowest TX: 25%
Barry and Cranfills Gap 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% 17.4%±8Highest TX: 13.4%
Cranfills Gap 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% 9.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±6.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 1.6%±5.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Cranfills Gap 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 $60,833±$26kLowest 22% below TX
Barry and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $164,800±$103kHighest 42% below TX $102,100±$92kLowest 64% below TX
Barry and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,056±$327Highest 25% below TX $900±$358Lowest 36% below TX
Barry and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $762 82% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 13.9%±75.8Highest TX: 51.7%
Cranfills Gap 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% 15.3%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 32 yrs older than TX 1964Highest 28 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 48 minHighest 81% above TX
Work from home 3.2%±4.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 10%±12.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Cranfills Gap 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 41.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsicana (30%)Clifton (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cranfills GapFew work in Barry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.7Lowest 55.3Highest
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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