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Cisco vs Dilley

257 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+15.5 pts in Cisco) and conserved land (+27.2 pts in Dilley).

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Cisco, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 3,955 people
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Dilley, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,769 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.

CiscoKnown for its schools
Schools#71 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$158K typical home47% below the TX typical home Outdoors#186 most walkable in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Cisco →
DilleyAn outdoors town
Outdoors#15 most conserved land in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 21%of TX districts Housing$162K typical home46% below the TX typical home All about Dilley →
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.

Growth since 2010+15.5 pts
Cisco has grown faster since 2010
Cisco -0.4%Dilley -15.9%
Conserved land+27.2 pts
Dilley has more conserved land
Dilley 27.4%Cisco 0.2%
Average commute13 min
Dilley has the shorter commute
Cisco 33 minDilley 20 min
Typical home built31 yrs
Cisco’s homes are older
Dilley 1985Cisco 1954
Age 65++9 pts
Cisco has more people 65 and up
Cisco 20.1%Dilley 11.1%
Work in town+11.2 pts
More of Cisco’s workers stay in town
Cisco 23.7%Dilley 12.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Cisco places higher on 15 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
B+CiscoSafer than 68% of U.S. towns B+DilleySafer than 71% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−CiscoBetter than 82% of districts in the state C−DilleyBetter than 21% of districts in the state
Health
B−CiscoHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns DDilleyHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns
15Cisco
5Dilley

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #546#15 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #71#542 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#69 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #555#120 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #195#584 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#495 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #226#560 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #255#518

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

Cisco$990/mo
Typical home $158K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.26% · or rent about $941/mo · Housing →
Dilley$1,040/mo
Typical home $162K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $1,279/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Dilley and Cisco.

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
CiscoDilley
Snow a year4″0″
January low32°F42°F
July high96°F97°F
Growing season (days)225d296d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th4th
Outdoors & history
CiscoDilley
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.2%27.4%
National Register places2—
Archive photos18—
Famous people born here11—
Community
CiscoDilley
Library hours a week—41 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

257 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CiscoTXDilleyTX
Cisco ↔ Dilley257 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.

CiscoDilley
People
Population 3,955Highest 3,769Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.4%Highest TX: +15.9% -15.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 38.2±7.9Highest 7% above TX 37±3.5Lowest 4% above TX
Cisco and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±4.8Lowest TX: 25% 22.5%±7.6Highest TX: 25%
Dilley and Cisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.1%±5Highest TX: 13.4% 11.1%±3.5Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Highest TX: 33.8% 17.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.6%±3.5Highest TX: 6.2% 6.2%±4.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,550±$10kLowest 25% below TX $62,600±$23kHighest 20% below TX
Dilley and Cisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $104,300±$18kLowest 63% below TX $106,400±$16kHighest 63% below TX
Dilley and Cisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $941±$188Lowest 33% below TX $1,279±$663Highest 9% below TX
Dilley and Cisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,316Lowest 69% below TX $1,546Highest 63% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.6%±18.2Highest TX: 51.7% 30.3%±24.8Lowest TX: 51.7%
Cisco and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 8.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 38 yrs older than TX 1985Highest 7 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 22% above TX 20 minLowest 27% below TX
Work from home 3.7%±3.6Highest TX: 14.4% 1.8%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4%
Cisco and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.7%Highest 12.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.8 miLowest 68.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Highest 0.68Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Eastland (9%)San Antonio (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DilleyFew work in Cisco
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 27.4%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 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.8Highest 63.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #71 of 583 in TX#542 of 583 in TX
School district CISCO ISDDILLEY ISD
High school in town Cisco H SDilley H S
Students per teacherat that high school 9.0Lowest 9.6Highest
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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