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Bowie vs Anthony

520 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (37× in Anthony) and growth since 2010 (+31.1 pts in Bowie).

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Bowie, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 5,770 people

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Anthony, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 4,580 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.

BowieKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 54%of TX districts

Outdoors#128 most walkable in TX0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Housing$243K typical home19% below the TX typical home All about Bowie →

AnthonyOne of the healthiest towns

Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 7%of TX districts Housing$215K typical home28% below the TX typical home All about Anthony →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Anthony has more miles of trail

Anthony 3.7 miBowie 0.1 mi

Growth since 2010+31.1 pts

Bowie has grown faster since 2010

Bowie +4.4%Anthony -26.7%

Property tax bill2×

Tax bills are bigger in Anthony

Anthony $3,472Bowie $1,703

Street grid3.5×

Bowie has the more walkable street grid

Bowie 93.7Anthony 26.7

Average commute12 min

Anthony has the shorter commute

Bowie 35 minAnthony 23 min

Typical home built28 yrs

Bowie’s homes are older

Anthony 2001Bowie 1973

★ What stands out · Report cards

Bowie places higher on 11 of 19 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

CBowieSafer than 31% of U.S. towns C+AnthonySafer than 40% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−BowieBetter than 54% of districts in the state DAnthonyBetter than 7% of districts in the state

Health

CBowieHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns C−AnthonyHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns

11Bowie

8Anthony

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #128#578 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#148 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #595#228 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #225#567 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #258#506 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #283#549 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #389#639 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #130#355

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bowie’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.

Down paymentRate%

Bowie$1,470/mo

Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,080/mo · Housing →

Anthony$1,500/mo

Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.06% · or rent about $1,066/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

BowieAnthony

Snow a year1″0″

January low30°F 34°F

July high93°F 94°F

Growing season (days)228d 264d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 3rd

Outdoors & history

BowieAnthony

Trails0 mi 4 mi

Conserved land1.2%0.2%

Settled—1881

Archive photos12 5

Community

BowieAnthony

Library hours a week40 hrs —

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

520 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BowieTX AnthonyTX

Bowie ↔ Anthony520 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

BowieAnthony

People

Population 5,770Highest 4,580Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Highest TX: +15.9% -26.7%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 34.4±5.4Highest 3% below TX 32.4±2.1Lowest 9% below TX

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

Kids under 18 27.3%±4.3Lowest TX: 25% 31.6%±5.8Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 17.5%±3.6Highest TX: 13.4% 11.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.4%±2.6Highest TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,488±$7kHighest 27% below TX $54,588±$9kLowest 30% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,300±$25kHighest 39% below TX $168,200±$13kLowest 41% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,080±$185Highest 23% below TX $1,066±$202Lowest 24% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,703Lowest 60% below TX $3,472Highest 18% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±23.1Highest TX: 51.7% 42.2%±17.6Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 16.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 19.7%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 73.9%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 31% above TX 23 minLowest 16% below TX

Work from home 5.2%±3.3Lowest TX: 14.4% 7.6%±4.6Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 18.6%Highest 4.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Lowest 0.92Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (9%)El Paso (66%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AnthonyFew work in Bowie

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 3.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 93.7Highest 26.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #336 of 583 in TX #530 of 583 in TX

School district BOWIE ISDANTHONY ISD

High school in town Bowie H SAnthony H S

Students per teacherat that high school 13.5Highest 12.3Lowest

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.

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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.