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Cleburne vs Ennis

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+28% in Ennis) and home values (+18% in Ennis).

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Cleburne, TXHomes around $270KTexas · 34,344 people
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Ennis, TXA history townTexas · 22,588 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.

CleburneHomes around $270K
Housing$270K typical home10% below the TX typical home Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#244 most conserved land in TX3.4 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves All about Cleburne →
EnnisA history town
HistorySettled in 187240 places on the National Register Housing$264K typical home12% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 62%of TX districts All about Ennis →
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.

Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Ennis
Ennis $4,061Cleburne $3,162
Home values+18%
Homes cost more in Ennis
Ennis $260,100Cleburne $221,100
Work from home+5 pts
More people work from home in Ennis
Ennis 8.6%Cleburne 3.6%
Street grid+43%
Cleburne has the more walkable street grid
Cleburne 45.8Ennis 32.1
★ What stands out · Report cards

Cleburne places higher on 16 of 26 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−CleburneSafer than 48% of U.S. towns B−EnnisSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+CleburneBetter than 41% of districts in the state BEnnisBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
CCleburneHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns C−EnnisHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
16Cleburne
10Ennis

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#427 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #452#212 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #505#320 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #101#147 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #104#62 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #125#246 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #96#130 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #448#547

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

Cleburne$1,740/mo
Typical home $270K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $1,322/mo · Housing →
Ennis$1,730/mo
Typical home $264K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $1,362/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
CleburneEnnis
Snow a year1″0″
January low33°F36°F
July high95°F94°F
Growing season (days)240d256d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd12th
Outdoors & history
CleburneEnnis
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land2.6%1.7%
Settled18671872
National Register places540
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here32—
Community
CleburneEnnis
Library hours a week45 hrs44 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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CleburneTXEnnisTX
Cleburne ↔ Ennis45 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.

CleburneEnnis
People
Population 34,344Highest 22,588Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +8.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35±1.9Highest about the TX average 34.4±1.4Lowest 3% below TX
Cleburne and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.5%±2.5Highest TX: 25% 25.7%±3Lowest TX: 25%
Cleburne and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.6%±1.6Highest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Cleburne and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 20.7%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±0.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.2%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Ennis and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,656±$7kLowest 10% below TX $75,074±$7kHighest 4% below TX
Ennis and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $221,100±$13kLowest 22% below TX $260,100±$22kHighest 8% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,322±$44Lowest 6% below TX $1,362±$70Highest about the TX average
Ennis and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,162Lowest 25% below TX $4,061Highest 4% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.7%±7.6Highest TX: 51.7% 48.4%±9.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Cleburne and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10%Lowest TX: 13.8% 10.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 9 yrs older than TX 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 5% below TX 28 minHighest 3% above TX
Work from home 3.6%±0.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.6%±2.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 23.1%Lowest 24.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (13%)Dallas (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EnnisFew work in Cleburne
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 mi 3.4 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 12Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.8Highest 32.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #350 of 583 in TX#302 of 583 in TX
School district ALVARADO ISD · BURLESON ISDENNIS ISD
High school in town Cleburne H SEnnis H S
Students per teacherat that high school 12.8Lowest 15.4Highest
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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