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Bogata vs Deport

7 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+73% in Bogata) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Bogata).

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Bogata, TXHomes around $201KTexas · 804 people
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Deport, TXHomes around $174KTexas · 756 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.

BogataHomes around $201K
Housing$201K typical home33% below the TX typical home All about Bogata →
DeportHomes around $174K
Housing$174K typical home42% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 73%of TX districts All about Deport →
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.

Property tax bill+73%
Tax bills are bigger in Bogata
Bogata $1,210Deport $700
Jobs per worker3.1×
Bogata is more of a job hub
Bogata 0.50Deport 0.16
Average commute5 min
Deport has the shorter commute
Bogata 26 minDeport 21 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Bogata

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.

Bogata$1,270/mo
Typical home $201K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $856/mo · Housing →
Deport$1,020/mo
Typical home $174K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $629/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Bogata and Deport.

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
–BogataNot graded B+DeportBetter than 73% 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
BogataDeport
Snow a year1″2″
January low—34°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)100th36th
Outdoors & history
BogataDeport
National Register places1—
Community
BogataDeport
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

7 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BogataDeportBogataDeport
Bogata ↔ Deport7.3 miles apart
Who commutes between them
3 Deport residents work in Bogata (1.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Deport →
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.

BogataDeport
People
Population 804Highest 756Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% -4.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 44.5±8.4Lowest 25% above TX 49.4±15Highest 39% above TX
Deport and Bogata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±5.3Lowest TX: 25% 21.6%±4.9Highest TX: 25%
Deport and Bogata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.4%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 33.3%±11.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Deport and Bogata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 8.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±3.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.4%±3.8Highest TX: 6.2%
Deport and Bogata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,861±$11kLowest 49% below TX $44,875±$31kHighest 43% below TX
Deport and Bogata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,300±$17kHighest 67% below TX $91,400±$35kLowest 68% below TX
Bogata and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $856±$228Highest 39% below TX $629±$193Lowest 55% below TX
Bogata and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,210Highest 71% below TX $700Lowest 83% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.9%±39.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 51.9%±22.7Highest TX: 51.7%
Deport and Bogata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 24.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 67%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975 17 yrs older than TX 1975 17 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest about the TX average 21 minLowest 20% below TX
Work from home 7.9%±8.6Highest TX: 14.4% 3.7%±4.4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Bogata and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Paris (15%)Paris (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Deport2% work in Bogata
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.8Highest 58.5Lowest
Schools
School district —PRAIRILAND ISD
High school in town —None in town
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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