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Carbon vs Cuney 200 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.2× in Carbon) and property tax bill (+94% in Cuney).
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.
Cuney A small town of 161
Quiet strengths Cuney doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cuney →
The biggest differences Where they differ most The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
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.
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 200 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Carbon ↔ Cuney 200 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
280 Highest 161 Lowest
Median age
40 ±19.7 Highest 12% above TX 37.2 ±22.3 Lowest 4% above TX
Kids under 18
26.1% ±10.2 Lowest TX: 25% 36.6% ±20.7 Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+
21.1% ±15.1 Highest TX: 13.4% 13% ±27.6 Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
8.7% Highest TX: 33.8% 5.6% Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9% ±4.2 Highest TX: 6.2% 0% ±13.2 Lowest TX: 6.2%
Household incomemedian
$80,500 ±$24k about the TX average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$84,500 ±$40k 70% below TX —
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,571 ±$702 12% above TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$900 Lowest 79% below TX $1,750 Highest 59% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7% ±100 TX: 51.7% —
Below poverty line
6.5% Lowest TX: 13.8% 41.6% Highest TX: 13.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.5% Lowest TX: 62.6% 93.9% Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981 Lowest 11 yrs older than TX 1995 Highest 3 yrs newer than TX
Average commuteone way
36 min Highest 34% above TX 25 min Lowest 7% below TX
Work from home
0% ±12.2 TX: 14.4% 0% ±20.5 TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents
0.8% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
60.3 mi Highest 18.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.27 Highest 0.00 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Eastland (9%) Jacksonville (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Cuney Few work in Carbon
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
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
56.9 Highest 13.4 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Carbon 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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