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Bonham vs Ingleside

400 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.3× in Bonham) and trails (2.2× in Bonham).

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Bonham, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 10,697 people
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Ingleside, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 9,997 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.

BonhamOne of the healthiest towns
Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#180 most trails in TX4.9 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Housing$226K typical home25% below the TX typical home All about Bonham →
InglesideKnown for its schools
Schools#163 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$218K typical home27% below the TX typical home Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ingleside →
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 grid2.3×
Bonham has the more walkable street grid
Bonham 51.4Ingleside 22.3
Trails2.2×
Bonham has more miles of trail
Bonham 4.9 miIngleside 2.2 mi
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Ingleside
Ingleside $2,914Bonham $2,194
Typical home built17 yrs
Bonham’s homes are older
Ingleside 1992Bonham 1975
★ What stands out · Report cards

Ingleside places higher on 14 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.

Safety
–BonhamNot graded C−InglesideSafer than 18% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−BonhamBetter than 47% of districts in the state BInglesideBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
DBonhamHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns CInglesideHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns
6Bonham
14Ingleside

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#41 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #626#309 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #180#367 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #372#163 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #561#330 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#256 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #409#599 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #266#419

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bonham’s rankings →

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.

Bonham$1,390/mo
Typical home $226K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,073/mo · Housing →
Ingleside$1,420/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,303/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
BonhamIngleside
Snow a year1″0″
January low33°F50°F
July high94°F88°F
Growing season (days)242d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st77th
Outdoors & history
BonhamIngleside
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.2%1.6%
Settled1837—
National Register places5—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here25—
Community
BonhamIngleside
Library hours a week48 hrs53 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

400 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BonhamTXInglesideTX
Bonham ↔ Ingleside400 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.

BonhamIngleside
People
Population 10,697Highest 9,997Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.8%Highest TX: +15.9% +1.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.7±1.7Lowest 3% above TX 37.4±3.2Highest 5% above TX
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.8%±3.3Lowest TX: 25% 25.6%±4.5Highest TX: 25%
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.7%±2.6Highest TX: 13.4% 12.3%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bonham and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 19%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2%
Bonham and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,681±$8kLowest 26% below TX $69,464±$11kHighest 11% below TX
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $201,800±$61kHighest 29% below TX $189,200±$13kLowest 33% below TX
Bonham and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,073±$87Lowest 24% below TX $1,303±$192Highest 7% below TX
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,194Lowest 48% below TX $2,914Highest 31% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.1%±10.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 53.7%±15.2Highest TX: 51.7%
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 10%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 17 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 18% below TX 21 minLowest 20% below TX
Work from home 10.3%±4.5Highest TX: 14.4% 5.7%±3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Bonham and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 21.9%Highest 16.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.17Lowest 1.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (10%)Corpus Christi (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in InglesideFew work in Bonham
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.4Highest 22.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #372 of 583 in TX#163 of 583 in TX
School district BONHAM ISDINGLESIDE ISD
High school in town Bonham H SIngleside H S
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3Lowest 13.7Highest
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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