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%

Bayview$2,020/mo

Typical home $313K (Census) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $2,250/mo · Housing →

Oak Leaf$2,800/mo

Typical home $450K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · Housing →

The difference: $790 a month, about $9,500 a year, between Oak Leaf and Bayview.

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.

Health

–BayviewNot graded B+Oak LeafHealthier than 65% 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

BayviewOak Leaf

Snow a year0″0″

January low52°F —

July high91°F —

Growing season (days)365d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th 63rd

Outdoors & history

BayviewOak Leaf

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land3.1%—

Community

BayviewOak Leaf

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

442 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BayviewTX Oak LeafTX

Bayview ↔ Oak Leaf442 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

BayviewOak Leaf

People

Population 887Lowest 1,827Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +19.6% TX: +15.9%

Median age 46.2±13.2Lowest 30% above TX 46.8±5.5Highest 31% above TX

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

Kids under 18 16.2%±3.7Lowest TX: 25% 18.9%±3.8Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 14%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 18.7%±5.9Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 41.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.9%±9.6Highest TX: 6.2% 8.3%±4.9Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $135,685±$23kHighest 73% above TX $131,806±$34kLowest 68% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $313,100±$41kLowest 10% above TX $411,300±$45kHighest 45% above TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,250±$941 60% above TX —

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,481Lowest 6% above TX $4,906Highest 16% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 10.5%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 2.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 2.8%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94%Lowest TX: 62.6% 96.7%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX 1986Lowest 6 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 19% above TX 25 minLowest 5% below TX

Work from home 11.2%±8.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 17.9%±9.6Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town South Padre Island (16%)Dallas (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oak LeafFew work in Bayview

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.4Lowest 30.8Highest

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.

Bayview vs Oak Leaf

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $790 more a month in Oak Leaf

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

442 miles apart

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