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Carmine vs Burton

6 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (+89% in Burton) and typical home built (15 yrs in Burton).

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Carmine, TXHomes around $590KTexas · 173 people
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Burton, TXHomes around $533KTexas · 174 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.

CarmineHomes around $590K
Housing$590K typical home97% above the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 95%of TX districts All about Carmine →
BurtonHomes around $533K
Housing$533K typical home78% above the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 94%of TX districts History12 historic places12 places on the National Register All about Burton →
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.

Street grid+89%
Burton has the more walkable street grid
Burton 39.4Carmine 20.8
Typical home built15 yrs
Burton’s homes are older
Carmine 1968Burton 1953
Average commute4 min
Burton has the shorter commute
Carmine 26 minBurton 21 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Carmine

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.

Carmine$3,980/mo
Typical home $590K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,750/mo · Housing →
Burton$3,590/mo
Typical home $533K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Carmine and Burton.

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
A+CarmineBetter than 95% of districts in the state ABurtonBetter than 94% 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
CarmineBurton
Snow a year0″0″
January low—40°F
July high—97°F
Growing season (days)—267d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th50th
Outdoors & history
CarmineBurton
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places—12
Archive photos7—
Community
CarmineBurton
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

6 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CarmineBurtonCarmineBurton
Carmine ↔ Burton5.8 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.

CarmineBurton
People
Population 173Lowest 174Highest
Median age 59.8±13.2Highest 68% above TX 59.1±15.9Lowest 66% above TX
Carmine and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±26.6Highest TX: 25% 9.8%±16.8Lowest TX: 25%
Carmine and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 38.7%±13.7Highest TX: 13.4% 31%±15.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Carmine and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 22%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 4%±10.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Burton and Carmine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,292±$22kLowest 40% below TX $76,250±$65kHighest about the TX average
Burton and Carmine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $275,000±$111k 3% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,750±$236Highest 25% above TX $983±$955Lowest 30% below TX
Carmine and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,315 45% below TX —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 40%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Carmine and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 10.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 84.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 24 yrs older than TX 1953Lowest 39 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 4% below TX 21 minLowest 20% below TX
Work from home 7.7%±10.7Lowest TX: 14.4% 19.5%±13.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Burton and Carmine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 59.8 miLowest 66.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.95Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (13%)Houston (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BurtonFew work in Carmine
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 20.8Lowest 39.4Highest
Schools
School district ROUND TOP-CARMINE ISDBURTON ISD
High school in town Round Top-Carmine H SBurton H S
Students per teacherat that high school 8.4Lowest 9.6Highest
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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