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 →

Como$1,520/mo

Typical home $270K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $955/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Como 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

BroaddusComo

Snow a year0″0″

January low—35°F

July high—93°F

Growing season (days)—260d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 49th

Outdoors & history

BroaddusComo

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land16.9%—

Famous people born here3 —

Community

BroaddusComo

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

140 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BroaddusTX ComoTX

Broaddus ↔ Como140 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

BroaddusComo

People

Population 390Lowest 616Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +3.7% TX: +15.9%

Median age 33.8±5.3Lowest 5% below TX 35.6±9.5Highest about the TX average

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

Kids under 18 32.6%±14Highest TX: 25% 24.8%±2.9Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 10.8%±11.6Highest TX: 13.4% 10.7%±4.8Lowest TX: 13.4%

Broaddus and Como 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% 6.2%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±8.7Highest TX: 6.2% 4.5%±3.5Lowest TX: 6.2%

Broaddus and Como 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 $57,500±$28kLowest 27% below TX

Broaddus and Como 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 $169,800±$65kHighest 40% below TX

Como 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 $955±$383Highest 32% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $568Lowest 87% below TX $786Highest 81% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±88.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 28.1%±16.7Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 26%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 66.1%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1976Lowest 16 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 48% below TX 35 minHighest 33% above TX

Work from home 9.2%±12.4Highest TX: 14.4% 1.3%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 2.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 62.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Highest 0.43Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (10%)Sulphur Springs (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ComoFew 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 49.0Lowest

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 Como

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Como

What daily life feels like in each

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