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Bellevue vs Higgins

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.2× in Higgins) and average commute (17 min in Higgins).

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Bellevue, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 359 people
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Higgins, TXA small town of 462Texas · 462 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.

BellevueKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 22%of TX districts Housing$246K typical home18% below the TX typical home All about Bellevue →
HigginsA small town of 462
Quiet strengthsHiggins doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Higgins →
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 worker6.2×
Higgins is more of a job hub
Higgins 0.37Bellevue 0.06
Average commute17 min
Higgins has the shorter commute
Bellevue 41 minHiggins 24 min
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Higgins
Higgins $1,288Bellevue $940
Typical home built17 yrs
Bellevue’s homes are older
Higgins 1973Bellevue 1956
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $960 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.

Bellevue$1,520/mo
Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →
Higgins$560/mo
Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.48% · Housing →

The difference: $960 a month, about $11,500 a year, between Bellevue and Higgins.

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 –HigginsNot graded
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
BellevueHiggins
Snow a year1″6″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd74th
Outdoors & history
BellevueHiggins
Settled1882—
Famous people born here1—
Community
BellevueHiggins
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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellevueTXHigginsTX
Bellevue ↔ Higgins206 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.

BellevueHiggins
People
Population 359Lowest 462Highest
Median age 29.1±17Lowest 18% below TX 33.5±8.6Highest 6% below TX
Higgins and Bellevue 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% 38.3%±3.5Highest TX: 25%
Higgins and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±8.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 19%±9.2Highest TX: 13.4%
Higgins and Bellevue 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% 14%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±3.4Highest TX: 6.2% 1.1%±3.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Bellevue and Higgins 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 $56,477±$15kHighest 28% below TX
Higgins 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±$5kLowest 71% below TX $87,100±$30kHighest 69% below TX
Higgins and Bellevue 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 $940Lowest 78% below TX $1,288Highest 70% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 88.9%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Higgins and Bellevue 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% 16.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 84.9%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 36 yrs older than TX 1973Highest 19 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 54% above TX 24 minLowest 9% below TX
Work from home 1.2%±3Lowest TX: 14.4% 4.9%±5.2Highest TX: 14.4%
Higgins and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wichita Falls (29%)Canadian (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HigginsFew work in Bellevue
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.0Highest 77.8Lowest
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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