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Combine vs Crandall

6 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+19.5 pts in Crandall) and property tax bill (+36% in Crandall).

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Combine, TXHomes around $406KTexas · 2,785 people

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Crandall, TXHomes around $265KTexas · 4,763 people

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.

CombineHomes around $406K

Housing$406K typical home35% above the TX typical home Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Combine →

CrandallHomes around $265K

Housing$265K typical home12% below the TX typical home Schools#245 for schools in TXof 583 towns SafetySafer than 5%of U.S. towns we grade All about Crandall →

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+19.5 pts

Crandall has grown faster since 2010

Crandall +35.1%Combine +15.6%

Property tax bill+36%

Tax bills are bigger in Crandall

Crandall $5,761Combine $4,244

Jobs per worker2×

Crandall is more of a job hub

Crandall 0.20Combine 0.10

Street grid+64%

Crandall has the more walkable street grid

Crandall 37.5Combine 22.9

Average commute5 min

Crandall has the shorter commute

Combine 39 minCrandall 34 min

Typical home built12 yrs

Combine’s homes are older

Crandall 2002Combine 1990

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Combine

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.

Down paymentRate%

Combine$2,570/mo

Typical home $406K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,741/mo · Housing →

Crandall$1,810/mo

Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.90% · or rent about $1,333/mo · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,100 a year, between Combine and Crandall.

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

Crandall places higher on 11 of 17 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

–CombineNot graded DCrandallSafer than 5% of U.S. towns

Schools

–CombineNot graded BCrandallBetter than 57% of districts in the state

Health

CCombineHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns BCrandallHealthier than 56% of U.S. towns

4Combine

11Crandall

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #308#28 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#566 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #320#153 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #506#388 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #328#217 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #217#108 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #370#480 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #283#188

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Combine’s rankings →

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

CombineCrandall

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 31st

Outdoors & history

CombineCrandall

Conserved land—0%

Famous people born here—1

Community

CombineCrandall

Library hours a week—42 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

CombineCrandall

Combine ↔ Crandall5.9 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

CombineCrandall

People

Population 2,785Lowest 4,763Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% +35.1%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 38.7±5.1Highest 9% above TX 38.2±4.3Lowest 7% above TX

Combine and Crandall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.4%±4.7Lowest TX: 25% 25.7%±5.8Highest TX: 25%

Crandall and Combine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.1%±5.5Highest TX: 13.4% 13%±4.5Lowest TX: 13.4%

Combine and Crandall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 8.4%±4Highest TX: 6.2%

Crandall and Combine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $94,756±$16kHighest 21% above TX $88,997±$18kLowest 13% above TX

Combine and Crandall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $323,800±$98kHighest 14% above TX $303,000±$24kLowest 7% above TX

Combine and Crandall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,741±$342Highest 24% above TX $1,333±$185Lowest 5% below TX

Combine and Crandall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,244Lowest about the TX average $5,761Highest 36% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8%±52.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 15.6%±28.3Highest TX: 51.7%

Crandall and Combine 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% 19.9%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 89.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 2 yrs older than TX 2002Highest 10 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 47% above TX 34 minLowest 27% above TX

Work from home 12.8%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 16.5%±6.2Highest TX: 14.4%

Crandall and Combine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 mi 25.3 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.20Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (34%)Dallas (33%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CrandallFew work in Combine

Outdoors

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 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.9Lowest 37.5Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#245 of 583 in TX

School district —CRANDALL ISD

High school in town —Crandall H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.6

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Combine neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Combine

Seagoville19,352 people · $230K homes

Towns like Combine

Brookside Village1,565 people · $352K homes

Mustang Ridge1,750 people · $321K homes

Edgecliff Village3,766 people · $280K homes

Uhland2,520 people · $280K homes

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.