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Converse vs Live Oak

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.5× in Live Oak) and growth since 2010 (+30.7 pts in Converse).

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Converse, TXHomes around $241KTexas · 29,607 people

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Live Oak, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 15,984 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.

ConverseHomes around $241K

Housing$241K typical home20% below the TX typical home

Outdoors#165 most conserved land in TX4.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Converse →

Live OakAn outdoors town

Outdoors#152 most walkable in TX2.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Schools#138 for schools in TXof 583 towns Work12,009 jobsbased in Live Oak, a regional job hub All about Live Oak →

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.

Jobs per worker5.5×

Live Oak is more of a job hub

Live Oak 1.81Converse 0.33

Growth since 2010+30.7 pts

Converse has grown faster since 2010

Converse +50.9%Live Oak +20.2%

Converse has more miles of trail

Converse 4.2 miLive Oak 2.0 mi

Homeowners+16.3 pts renters

Live Oak has more renters

Converse 74.2%Live Oak 57.9%

Average commute6 min

Live Oak has the shorter commute

Converse 27 minLive Oak 21 min

Typical home built13 yrs

Live Oak’s homes are older

Converse 2003Live Oak 1990

★ What stands out · Report cards

Live Oak places higher on 14 of 22 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

CConverseSafer than 25% of U.S. towns DLive OakSafer than 12% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−ConverseBetter than 18% of districts in the state C+Live OakBetter than 42% of districts in the state

Health

B−ConverseHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns B+Live OakHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns

7Converse

14Live Oak

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #506#138 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #375#156 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #131#289 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #203#60 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#256 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #63#180 SafestSafety · 470 towns #353#429 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #302#226

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

Where they are

Converse and Live Oak share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ConverseLive Oak

Converse ↔ Live Oak3.6 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

564 Converse residents work in Live Oak (4.8% of its workers)

43 Live Oak residents work in Converse (0.6% of its workers)

Work & commute in Converse →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Converse$1,630/mo

Typical home $241K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $1,693/mo · Housing →

Live Oak$1,610/mo

Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.67% · or rent about $1,634/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

ConverseLive Oak

Snow a year0″0″

January low41°F 41°F

July high95°F 95°F

Growing season (days)277d 277d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 35th

Outdoors & history

ConverseLive Oak

Trails4 mi 2 mi

Conserved land4.4%4.3%

Archive photos—2

Community

ConverseLive Oak

Library hours a week42 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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.

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

ConverseLive Oak

People

Population 29,607Highest 15,984Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +50.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +20.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 33.8±2Lowest 5% below TX 35.7±2.5Highest about the TX average

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

Kids under 18 27.7%±3.5Highest TX: 25% 20.1%±4.1Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 11.1%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 14%±2.5Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.9%Highest TX: 33.8% 32.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2% 4.9%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $94,222±$13kHighest 20% above TX $79,696±$4kLowest about the TX average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $248,400±$10kHighest 12% below TX $246,300±$15kLowest 13% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,693±$128Highest 21% above TX $1,634±$87Lowest 16% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,590Highest 8% above TX $4,113Lowest about the TX average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.1%±15.4Highest TX: 51.7% 39.4%±9.8Lowest TX: 51.7%

Below poverty line 11.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 57.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX 1990Lowest 2 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 21 minLowest 23% below TX

Work from home 13.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 15%±5.9Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 5.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 1.81Highest

Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (54%)San Antonio (53%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Live Oak1% work in Converse

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Highest 4.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 78.5Lowest 88.0Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #506 of 583 in TX #138 of 583 in TX

School district IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · JUDSON ISDJUDSON ISD

High school in town Judson H SJudson Early College Academy

Students per teacherat that high school 14.8Lowest 20.8Highest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Converse neighborsTown Square →

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Live Oak neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Converse

San Antonio1,479,835 people · $236K homes

Universal City20,189 people · $270K homes

Randolph AFB1,240 people

Schertz44,050 people · $317K homes

Towns like Converse

Forney31,532 people · $346K homes

Princeton25,229 people · $331K homes

Anna24,330 people · $352K homes

Hutto35,483 people · $366K homes

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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.