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%

Como$1,520/mo

Typical home $270K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $955/mo · Housing →

Broaddus$1,200/mo

Typical home $207K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Como and Broaddus.

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

ComoBroaddus

Snow a year0″0″

January low35°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)260d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 51st

Outdoors & history

ComoBroaddus

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—16.9%

Famous people born here—3

Community

ComoBroaddus

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

140 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ComoTX BroaddusTX

Como ↔ Broaddus140 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

ComoBroaddus

People

Population 616Highest 390Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7% TX: +15.9% —

Median age 35.6±9.5Highest about the TX average 33.8±5.3Lowest 5% below TX

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

Kids under 18 24.8%±2.9Lowest TX: 25% 32.6%±14Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 10.7%±4.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 10.8%±11.6Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.2%Highest TX: 33.8% 5.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±3.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.1%±8.7Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,500±$28kLowest 27% below TX $68,929±$41kHighest 12% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,800±$65kHighest 40% below TX $88,400±$36kLowest 69% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $955±$383Highest 32% below TX $850±$312Lowest 39% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $786Highest 81% below TX $568Lowest 87% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.1%±16.7Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±88.2Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 26%Highest TX: 13.8% 3.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 65.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 16 yrs older than TX 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 33% above TX 14 minLowest 48% below TX

Work from home 1.3%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 9.2%±12.4Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 2.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 62.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 0.60Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sulphur Springs (24%)Houston (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BroaddusFew work in Como

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 16.9%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 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.0Lowest 64.7Highest

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.

Como vs Broaddus

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Como

What daily life feels like in each

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