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Big Wells vs Mingus

282 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.5× in Big Wells) and kids under 18 (+19 pts in Mingus).

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Big Wells, TXHomes around $101KTexas · 544 people

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Mingus, TXA small town of 380Texas · 380 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.

Big WellsHomes around $101K

Housing$101K typical home66% below the TX typical home All about Big Wells →

MingusA small town of 380

Quiet strengthsMingus doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Mingus →

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.

Street grid4.5×

Big Wells has the more walkable street grid

Big Wells 191Mingus 42.6

Kids under 18+19 pts

Mingus has more kids

Mingus 31.1%Big Wells 12.1%

Jobs per worker2.5×

Mingus is more of a job hub

Mingus 0.59Big Wells 0.24

Property tax bill+29%

Tax bills are bigger in Mingus

Mingus $1,083Big Wells $839

Typical home built14 yrs

Mingus’s homes are older

Big Wells 1986Mingus 1972

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Big Wells$650/mo

Typical home $101K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $613/mo · Housing →

Mingus$520/mo

Typical home $82K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Big Wells and Mingus.

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

Big WellsMingus

Snow a year0″1″

January low37°F 31°F

July high99°F 97°F

Growing season (days)265d 226d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd 49th

Outdoors & history

Big WellsMingus

Conserved land—0%

Community

Big WellsMingus

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

282 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Big WellsTX MingusTX

Big Wells ↔ Mingus282 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

Big WellsMingus

People

Population 544Highest 380Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -30.7% TX: +15.9% —

Median age 35.6±5.7Lowest about the TX average 37.6±16.8Highest 6% above TX

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

Kids under 18 12.1%±6.4Lowest TX: 25% 31.1%±6.8Highest TX: 25%

Age 65+ 17.1%±5.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 23.7%±9.6Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±3.5Highest TX: 6.2% 0.8%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,417±$30kLowest 36% below TX $53,036±$10kHighest 32% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $60,800±$24kLowest 79% below TX $82,100±$23kHighest 71% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $613±$166Lowest 56% below TX $850±$86Highest 39% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $839Lowest 80% below TX $1,083Highest 74% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.7%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 70.6%±56.1Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 47.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 23.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 77.3%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 14% above TX 32 minHighest 20% above TX

Work from home 6.7%±10.7Highest TX: 14.4% 4.8%±3.8Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 71.8 miHighest 26.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.59Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Carrizo Springs (15%)Stephenville (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MingusFew work in Big Wells

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 2.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 191Highest 42.6Lowest

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.

Big Wells 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.