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%

Benjamin$400/mo

Typical home $63K (Census) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $527/mo · Housing →

Chillicothe$440/mo

Typical home $66K (Census) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $844/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

BenjaminChillicothe

Snow a year1″1″

January low30°F 29°F

July high97°F 97°F

Growing season (days)227d 225d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th 44th

Outdoors & history

BenjaminChillicothe

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1887

Archive photos—5

Community

BenjaminChillicothe

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

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BenjaminTX ChillicotheTX

Benjamin ↔ Chillicothe49 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

BenjaminChillicothe

People

Population 266Lowest 479Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -22.3% TX: +15.9%

Median age 25.5±11.5Lowest 28% below TX 29.9±7.7Highest 16% below TX

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

Kids under 18 46.6%±2.1Highest TX: 25% 25.1%±9.3Lowest TX: 25%

Age 65+ 9%±11.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.4%±6.9Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 20.2%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.1%±6.2Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,708±$13kLowest 33% below TX $59,000±$53kHighest 25% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $62,900±$26kLowest 78% below TX $65,500±$50kHighest 77% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $527±$179Lowest 62% below TX $844±$16Highest 40% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $844Lowest 80% below TX $1,135Highest 73% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 24.3%±74.9Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 5.4%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 68.8%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Highest 37 yrs older than TX 1945Lowest 47 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 9% below TX 21 minLowest 21% below TX

Work from home 0%±16.5Lowest TX: 14.4% 2.8%±4.6Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 5.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 77.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.49Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Knox City (15%)Quanah (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChillicotheFew work in Benjamin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.3Lowest 102Highest

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

Deciding?

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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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