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Burke vs Texline

592 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.4× in Texline) and jobs per worker (4.7× in Texline).

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Burke, TXA small town of 663Texas · 663 people
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Texline, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 569 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.

BurkeA small town of 663
Quiet strengthsBurke doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Burke →
TexlineKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 92%of TX districts All about Texline →
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.

Street grid6.4×
Texline has the more walkable street grid
Texline 70.1Burke 10.9
Jobs per worker4.7×
Texline is more of a job hub
Texline 1.07Burke 0.23
Property tax bill+73%
Tax bills are bigger in Burke
Burke $1,304Texline $753
Age 65++16.5 pts
Texline has more people 65 and up
Texline 29%Burke 12.5%
Average commute10 min
Burke has the shorter commute
Texline 28 minBurke 18 min
Growth since 2010+5.4 pts
Burke has grown faster since 2010
Burke -6.2%Texline -11.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Burke

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.

Burke$850/mo
Typical home $141K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,065/mo · Housing →
Texline$630/mo
Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Burke and Texline.

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
–BurkeNot graded ATexlineBetter than 92% of districts in the state
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
BurkeTexline
Snow a year0″22″
January low—21°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th26th
Outdoors & history
BurkeTexline
Settled1881—
Community
BurkeTexline
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

592 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BurkeTXTexlineTX
Burke ↔ Texline592 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.

BurkeTexline
People
Population 663Highest 569Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.2%Highest TX: +15.9% -11.6%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.5±10.8Lowest 9% below TX 33.1±9.1Highest 7% below TX
Texline and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±7.3Lowest TX: 25% 36%±5.1Highest TX: 25%
Texline and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.5%±4.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 29%±10.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 17%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±5.3Highest TX: 6.2% 2.3%±3.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Burke and Texline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,969±$18kLowest 20% below TX $68,625±$43kHighest 13% below TX
Texline and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,100±$74kHighest 50% below TX $107,300±$59kLowest 62% below TX
Burke and Texline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,065±$266Highest 24% below TX $800±$355Lowest 43% below TX
Burke and Texline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,304Highest 69% below TX $753Lowest 82% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 74.5%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 29.2%±28.3Lowest TX: 51.7%
Burke and Texline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.1%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 68%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 5 yrs older than TX 1991Highest 1 yr older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 32% below TX 28 minHighest 6% above TX
Work from home 2.3%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±8.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Burke and Texline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 36.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lufkin (32%)Dalhart (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TexlineFew work in Burke
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.9Lowest 70.1Highest
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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