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Bronte vs Ector

261 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (16× in Bronte) and street grid (2.8× in Bronte).

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Bronte, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 1,041 people
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Ector, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 820 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.

BronteOne of the healthiest towns
Health73% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 63%of TX districts All about Bronte →
EctorKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 15%of TX districts All about Ector →
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.

Jobs per worker16×
Bronte is more of a job hub
Bronte 0.80Ector 0.05
Street grid2.8×
Bronte has the more walkable street grid
Bronte 101Ector 36.0
Growth since 2010+12.6 pts
Ector has grown faster since 2010
Ector +6%Bronte -6.6%
Age 65++8.5 pts
Bronte has more people 65 and up
Bronte 22%Ector 13.5%
Average commute7 min
Ector has the shorter commute
Bronte 34 minEctor 27 min
Work in town+12.9 pts
More of Bronte’s workers stay in town
Bronte 12.9%Ector 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $810 more a month in Ector

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.

Bronte$920/mo
Typical home $147K (Census) · tax rate 1.26% · or rent about $935/mo · Housing →
Ector$1,740/mo
Typical home $274K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,113/mo · Housing →

The difference: $810 a month, about $9,700 a year, between Ector and Bronte.

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
BBronteBetter than 63% of districts in the state C−EctorBetter than 15% of districts in the state
Health
CBronteHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns –EctorNot graded
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
BronteEctor
Snow a year1″1″
January low—33°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—242d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th44th
Outdoors & history
BronteEctor
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
BronteEctor
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

261 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BronteTXEctorTX
Bronte ↔ Ector261 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.

BronteEctor
People
Population 1,041Highest 820Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% +6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 40.2±6.2Highest 13% above TX 39.4±8.2Lowest 11% above TX
Bronte and Ector are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±6.4Highest TX: 25% 24.1%±5.4Lowest TX: 25%
Bronte and Ector are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22%±5Highest TX: 13.4% 13.5%±2.4Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Highest TX: 33.8% 14.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±1.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 0.6%±2Highest TX: 6.2%
Ector and Bronte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,614±$12kLowest 39% below TX $66,161±$11kHighest 16% below TX
Ector and Bronte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $146,900±$26kLowest 48% below TX $153,400±$38kHighest 46% below TX
Ector and Bronte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $935±$46Lowest 33% below TX $1,113±$78Highest 21% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,845Lowest 56% below TX $2,013Highest 52% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.6%±15.1Highest TX: 51.7% 45.1%±21.3Lowest TX: 51.7%
Bronte and Ector are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 11.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 61.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 21 yrs older than TX 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 27% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 2.4%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 6.1%±4Highest TX: 14.4%
Ector and Bronte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Angelo (26%)Sherman (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EctorFew work in Bronte
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
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 101Highest 36.0Lowest
Schools
School district —ECTOR ISD
High school in town —Ector H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.7
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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