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Bogata vs Earth

416 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+8.5 pts in Bogata) and average commute (8 min in Earth).

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Bogata, TXHomes around $201KTexas · 804 people
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Earth, TXHomes around $95KTexas · 925 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 →
EarthHomes around $95K
Housing$95K typical home68% below the TX typical home All about Earth →
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.

Growth since 2010+8.5 pts
Bogata has grown faster since 2010
Bogata -6.9%Earth -15.4%
Average commute8 min
Earth has the shorter commute
Bogata 26 minEarth 18 min
Property tax bill+15%
Tax bills are bigger in Bogata
Bogata $1,210Earth $1,050
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $670 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 →
Earth$600/mo
Typical home $95K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Bogata and Earth.

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
BogataEarth
Snow a year1″8″
January low—25°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—206d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)100th49th
Outdoors & history
BogataEarth
Settled—1924
National Register places1—
Archive photos—6
Community
BogataEarth
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

416 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BogataTXEarthTX
Bogata ↔ Earth416 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.

BogataEarth
People
Population 804Lowest 925Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.9%Highest TX: +15.9% -15.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 44.5±8.4Highest 25% above TX 40.6±13.9Lowest 14% above TX
Bogata and Earth 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% 30.3%±6.6Highest TX: 25%
Earth and Bogata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.4%±2.9Highest TX: 13.4% 23.4%±5.7Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bogata and Earth 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% 10.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±3.9Highest TX: 6.2% 0.5%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2%
Bogata and Earth 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 $47,574±$18kHighest 39% below TX
Earth 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 $78,300±$17kLowest 72% below TX
Bogata and Earth 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 $750±$107Lowest 47% below TX
Bogata and Earth 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 $1,050Lowest 75% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.9%±39.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 61.7%±25.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Earth and Bogata are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 14.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.6%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 17 yrs older than TX 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest about the TX average 18 minLowest 33% below TX
Work from home 7.9%±8.6Highest TX: 14.4% 2%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4%
Bogata and Earth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 46.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.34Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Paris (15%)Lubbock (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EarthFew work in Bogata
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.8Highest 59.7Lowest
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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