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%

Broaddus$1,200/mo

Typical home $207K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Barry$2,070/mo

Typical home $307K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,056/mo · Housing →

The difference: $870 a month, about $10,500 a year, between Barry and Broaddus.

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

BroaddusBarry

Snow a year0″0″

January low—35°F

July high—95°F

Growing season (days)—246d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 9th

Outdoors & history

BroaddusBarry

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land16.9%—

Archive photos—4

Famous people born here3 1

Community

BroaddusBarry

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

150 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BroaddusTX BarryTX

Broaddus ↔ Barry150 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

BroaddusBarry

People

Population 390Highest 236Lowest

Median age 33.8±5.3Lowest 5% below TX 35.4±15.4Highest about the TX average

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

Kids under 18 32.6%±14 TX: 25% 32.6%±9.4 TX: 25%

Age 65+ 10.8%±11.6Highest TX: 13.4% 9.3%±15.1Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 10.1%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±8.7Highest TX: 6.2% 1.3%±6.5Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,929±$41kHighest 12% below TX $67,500±$24kLowest 14% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $88,400±$36kLowest 69% below TX $164,800±$103kHighest 42% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$312Lowest 39% below TX $1,056±$327Highest 25% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $568 87% below TX —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±88.2 TX: 51.7% 0%±100 TX: 51.7%

Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 6.1%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1960Lowest 32 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 48% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average

Work from home 9.2%±12.4Highest TX: 14.4% 3.2%±4.8Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 62.8 miHighest 46.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Highest 0.10Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (10%)Corsicana (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BarryFew work in Broaddus

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 16.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.7Highest 42.7Lowest

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.

Broaddus vs Barry

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $870 more a month in Barry

What daily life feels like in each

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