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Burnet vs Kennedale

144 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (25.3× in Burnet) and growth since 2010 (+18.4 pts in Kennedale).

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Burnet, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 6,732 people
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Kennedale, TXHomes around $385KTexas · 9,439 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.

BurnetAn outdoors town
Outdoors#72 most trails in TX10 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Housing$403K typical home35% above the TX typical home Health57% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Burnet →
KennedaleHomes around $385K
Housing$385K typical home29% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 63%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 38%of TX districts All about Kennedale →
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.

Trails25.3×
Burnet has more miles of trail
Burnet 10.1 miKennedale 0.4 mi
Growth since 2010+18.4 pts
Kennedale has grown faster since 2010
Kennedale +25.9%Burnet +7.5%
Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Kennedale
Kennedale $6,098Burnet $3,755
Home values+37%
Homes cost more in Kennedale
Kennedale $380,100Burnet $277,400
Household income+36%
Households in Kennedale earn more
Kennedale $118,794Burnet $87,587
Average commute6 min
Burnet has the shorter commute
Kennedale 32 minBurnet 27 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Kennedale places higher on 11 of 21 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
A−BurnetSafer than 78% of U.S. towns B+KennedaleSafer than 66% of U.S. towns
Schools
BBurnetBetter than 55% of districts in the state C+KennedaleBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
C+BurnetHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns BKennedaleHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns
9Burnet
11Kennedale

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #199#462 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #335#145 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #369#545 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #315#439 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #387#526 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #501#372 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #203#83 Most affordableCost of living · 651 towns #420#529

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

Burnet$2,570/mo
Typical home $403K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $1,019/mo · Housing →
Kennedale$2,530/mo
Typical home $385K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $1,554/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
BurnetKennedale
Snow a year0″0″
January low34°F34°F
July high94°F95°F
Growing season (days)243d236d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th54th
Outdoors & history
BurnetKennedale
Trails10 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.8%0.8%
Settled1852—
National Register places1—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here4—
Community
BurnetKennedale
Library hours a week29 hrs41 hrs
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

144 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BurnetTXKennedaleTX
Burnet ↔ Kennedale144 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.

BurnetKennedale
People
Population 6,732Lowest 9,439Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +25.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 40.4±2.5Highest 13% above TX 38.6±2.9Lowest 8% above TX
Burnet and Kennedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±4.4Lowest TX: 25% 23.8%±5Highest TX: 25%
Kennedale and Burnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±3.6Highest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±2.7Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 27.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±2.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 5%±2Highest TX: 6.2%
Kennedale and Burnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,587±$13kLowest 12% above TX $118,794±$8kHighest 51% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,400±$49kLowest about the TX average $380,100±$38kHighest 34% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,019±$365Lowest 27% below TX $1,554±$361Highest 11% above TX
Kennedale and Burnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,755Lowest 11% below TX $6,098Highest 44% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.1%±11.9Highest TX: 51.7% 51.9%±9.1Lowest TX: 51.7%
Burnet and Kennedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 11.3%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 71.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 10 yrs older than TX 1996Highest 4 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 32 minHighest 21% above TX
Work from home 9.8%±4.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 10%±4.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Kennedale and Burnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.9%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (16%)Fort Worth (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KennedaleFew work in Burnet
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.0Lowest 55.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #278 of 583 in TX#373 of 583 in TX
School district BURNET CISDKENNEDALE ISD
High school in town Burnet H SKennedale H S
Students per teacherat that high school 14.4Lowest 14.6Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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