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Booker vs Moody

400 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Booker) and property tax bill (+37% in Moody).

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Booker, TXHomes around $161KTexas · 1,311 people
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Moody, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 1,390 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.

BookerHomes around $161K
Housing$161K typical home46% below the TX typical home Health72% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Booker →
MoodyOne of the healthiest towns
Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 29%of TX districts All about Moody →
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.

Jobs per worker3.9×
Booker is more of a job hub
Booker 1.44Moody 0.37
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Moody
Moody $2,588Booker $1,884
Work in town+19.8 pts
More of Booker’s workers stay in town
Booker 22.3%Moody 2.5%
Average commute8 min
Booker has the shorter commute
Moody 23 minBooker 15 min
Growth since 2010+5.6 pts
Moody has grown faster since 2010
Moody +0.4%Booker -5.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,130 more a month in Moody

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.

Booker$1,010/mo
Typical home $161K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $946/mo · Housing →
Moody$2,140/mo
Typical home $328K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $1,214/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,130 a month, about $13,600 a year, between Moody and Booker.

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
–BookerNot graded CMoodyBetter than 29% of districts in the state
Health
CBookerHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns C−MoodyHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns
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
BookerMoody
Snow a year12″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st4th
Outdoors & history
BookerMoody
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.4%
Settled1909—
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here1—
Community
BookerMoody
Library hours a week—20 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.

BookerTXMoodyTX
Booker ↔ Moody400 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.

BookerMoody
People
Population 1,311Lowest 1,390Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +0.4%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.4±6.4Lowest 6% below TX 37.1±4.7Highest 4% above TX
Moody and Booker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±3.6Highest TX: 25% 24.4%±4Lowest TX: 25%
Booker and Moody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±4.5Highest TX: 13.4% 12.9%±3.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Booker and Moody are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 17.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.9%±3.6Highest TX: 6.2%
Moody and Booker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,464±$7kLowest 11% below TX $69,750±$27kHighest 11% below TX
Moody and Booker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,200±$33kLowest 47% below TX $168,800±$59kHighest 41% below TX
Moody and Booker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $946±$57Lowest 33% below TX $1,214±$339Highest 13% below TX
Moody and Booker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,884Lowest 55% below TX $2,588Highest 39% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 7.7%±41.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 45%±16.9Highest TX: 51.7%
Moody and Booker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 17.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 76.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 17 yrs older than TX 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 45% below TX 23 minHighest 15% below TX
Work from home 2.1%±2.3Lowest TX: 14.4% 7.7%±5.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Moody and Booker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 22.3%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Perryton (18%)Waco (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MoodyFew work in Booker
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 98.2Highest 98.1Lowest
Schools
School district —MOODY ISD
High school in town —None in town
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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