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Barry vs Kennard

100 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.1× in Kennard) and street grid (+62% in Barry).

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Barry, TXA small town of 236Texas · 236 people
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Kennard, TXHomes around $238KTexas · 270 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 →
KennardHomes around $238K
Housing$238K typical home21% below the TX typical home All about Kennard →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker11.1×
Kennard is more of a job hub
Kennard 1.11Barry 0.10
Street grid+62%
Barry has the more walkable street grid
Barry 42.7Kennard 26.3
Conserved land+10.8 pts
Kennard has more conserved land
Kennard 10.8%Barry 0%
Average commute5 min
Barry has the shorter commute
Kennard 32 minBarry 27 min
Typical home built14 yrs
Barry’s homes are older
Kennard 1974Barry 1960
Work in town+8 pts
More of Kennard’s workers stay in town
Kennard 8%Barry 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $670 more a month in Barry

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 →
Kennard$1,400/mo
Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Barry and Kennard.

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−KennardBetter 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
BarryKennard
Snow a year0″0″
January low35°F35°F
July high95°F92°F
Growing season (days)246d239d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th22nd
Outdoors & history
BarryKennard
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here1—
Community
BarryKennard
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

100 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BarryTXKennardTX
Barry ↔ Kennard100 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.

BarryKennard
People
Population 236Lowest 270Highest
Median age 35.4±15.4Highest about the TX average 31±12.5Lowest 13% below TX
Barry and Kennard 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% 25.6%±9.3Lowest TX: 25%
Barry and Kennard 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% 21.5%±2.6Highest TX: 13.4%
Kennard 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% 8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±6.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 8.1%±8.5Highest TX: 6.2%
Kennard 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±$24kLowest 14% below TX $82,500±$44kHighest 5% above TX
Kennard and Barry 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 $105,000±$57kLowest 63% below TX
Barry and Kennard 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 $1,125±$758Highest 20% below TX
Kennard and Barry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $843 80% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 TX: 51.7% 0%±100 TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 18.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 61.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 32 yrs older than TX 1974Highest 18 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 32 minHighest 20% above TX
Work from home 3.2%±4.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.2%±9.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Kennard and Barry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.3 miHighest 35.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsicana (30%)Lufkin (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KennardFew work in Barry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 10.8%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 26.3Lowest
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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