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Benbrook vs Corinth

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.2× in Benbrook) and household income (+40% in Corinth).

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Benbrook, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 24,557 people
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Corinth, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 23,385 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Corinth places higher on 12 of 21 TX lists

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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $600 more a month in Corinth

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.

Benbrook$2,110/mo
Typical home $318K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.67% · or rent about $1,566/mo · Housing →
Corinth$2,710/mo
Typical home $408K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.68% · or rent about $1,891/mo · Housing →

The difference: $600 a month, about $7,200 a year, between Corinth and Benbrook.

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.

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
BenbrookCorinth
Snow a year0″0″
January low33°F—
July high97°F—
Growing season (days)245d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd48th
Outdoors & history
BenbrookCorinth
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land13%6.3%
Settled—1909
Archive photos41
Famous people born here1—
Community
BenbrookCorinth
Library hours a week60 hrs—
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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Benbrook ↔ Corinth39 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.

BenbrookCorinth
People
Population 24,557Highest 23,385Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.5%Highest TX: +15.9% +13.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.4±1.2Lowest 11% above TX 40.2±1.7Highest 13% above TX
Corinth and Benbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.1%±3.1Highest TX: 25% 22.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 25%
Benbrook and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.2%±1.7Highest TX: 13.4% 13.4%±1.7Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 45.4%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.2%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,292±$7kLowest 10% above TX $120,580±$10kHighest 54% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $296,400±$10kLowest 4% above TX $375,600±$12kHighest 32% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,566±$90Lowest 12% above TX $1,891±$157Highest 35% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,963Lowest 17% above TX $6,308Highest 49% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±9.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 62.2%±13.9Highest TX: 51.7%
Corinth and Benbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 3.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 76.7%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 9 yrs older than TX 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 6% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 11.5%±2.3Lowest TX: 14.4% 16.9%±2.4Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.35Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (47%)Dallas (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorinthFew work in Benbrook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.2 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.6Lowest 103Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #346 of 583 in TX#131 of 583 in TX
School district BASIS TEXAS · FORT WORTH ISDTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · DENTON ISD
High school in town Benbrook Middle/High SchoolLake Dallas H S
Students per teacherat that high school 17.7Highest 15.6Lowest
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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