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Bellevue vs Ackerly

227 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.8× in Ackerly) and typical home built (32 yrs in Bellevue).

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Bellevue, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 359 people

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Ackerly, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 384 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.

BellevueKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 22%of TX districts Housing$246K typical home18% below the TX typical home All about Bellevue →

AckerlyKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 85%of TX districts All about Ackerly →

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.

Jobs per worker10.8×

Ackerly is more of a job hub

Ackerly 0.65Bellevue 0.06

Typical home built32 yrs

Bellevue’s homes are older

Ackerly 1988Bellevue 1956

Street grid+66%

Ackerly has the more walkable street grid

Ackerly 133Bellevue 80.0

Property tax bill+20%

Tax bills are bigger in Bellevue

Bellevue $940Ackerly $783

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,070 more a month in Bellevue

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%

Bellevue$1,520/mo

Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →

Ackerly$460/mo

Typical home $75K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →

The difference: $1,070 a month, about $12,800 a year, between Bellevue and Ackerly.

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

C−BellevueBetter than 22% of districts in the state AAckerlyBetter than 85% 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

BellevueAckerly

Snow a year1″1″

January low—32°F

July high—94°F

Growing season (days)—226d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 41st

Outdoors & history

BellevueAckerly

Settled1882 1923

Archive photos—4

Famous people born here1 —

Community

BellevueAckerly

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

227 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellevueTX AckerlyTX

Bellevue ↔ Ackerly227 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

BellevueAckerly

People

Population 359Lowest 384Highest

Median age 29.1±17Highest 18% below TX 28.4±3.8Lowest 20% below TX

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

Kids under 18 29.5%±7.3Lowest TX: 25% 34.1%±19Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 15.9%±8.8Highest TX: 13.4% 3.4%±10.5Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.5%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±3.4Highest TX: 6.2% 2.3%±4.3Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,750±$35kLowest 34% below TX $66,094±$29kHighest 16% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,300±$5kHighest 71% below TX $74,500±$12kLowest 74% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,063±$252 24% below TX —

Property taxmedian, yearly $940Highest 78% below TX $783Lowest 81% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 88.9%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 27.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 0.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 80.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 36 yrs older than TX 1988Highest 4 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 41 minLowest 54% above TX 43 minHighest 61% above TX

Work from home 1.2%±3Lowest TX: 14.4% 1.8%±2.8Highest TX: 14.4%

Ackerly and Bellevue 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 35.8 miLowest 45.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.65Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wichita Falls (29%)Lamesa (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AckerlyFew work in Bellevue

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 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.0Lowest 133Highest

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

Deciding?

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Bellevue neighborsTown Square →

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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.