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Cool vs Goree

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (6.6× in Cool) and average commute (21 min in Goree).

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Cool, TXA small town of 159Texas · 159 people
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Goree, TXA small town of 131Texas · 131 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.

CoolA small town of 159
Quiet strengthsCool doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cool →
GoreeA small town of 131
Quiet strengthsGoree doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Goree →
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 bill6.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Cool
Cool $4,818Goree $729
Average commute21 min
Goree has the shorter commute
Cool 38 minGoree 17 min
Street grid2.6×
Goree has the more walkable street grid
Goree 59.6Cool 22.5
Typical home built34 yrs
Goree’s homes are older
Cool 1997Goree 1963
Jobs per worker+57%
Cool is more of a job hub
Cool 0.44Goree 0.28
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
CoolGoree
Snow a year—4″
January low—31°F
July high—97°F
Growing season (days)—232d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd48th
Outdoors & history
CoolGoree
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here—1
Community
CoolGoree
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

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CoolTXGoreeTX
Cool ↔ Goree99 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.

CoolGoree
People
Population 159Highest 131Lowest
Median age 50.5±12Lowest 42% above TX 52±5.2Highest 46% above TX
Goree and Cool are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.9%±19.3Lowest TX: 25% 9.2%±21.6Highest TX: 25%
Goree and Cool are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±19.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 25.2%±26Highest TX: 13.4%
Goree and Cool are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 9.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±10.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 9.2%±14.7Highest TX: 6.2%
Goree and Cool are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,614±$39kHighest 12% above TX $53,333±$21kLowest 32% below TX
Cool and Goree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $428,000±$129k 51% above TX —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,150±$558 53% above TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,818Highest 14% above TX $729Lowest 83% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Goree and Cool are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest TX: 13.8% 16.8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 90%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX 1963Lowest 29 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 42% above TX 17 minLowest 37% below TX
Work from home 25%±24.7Highest TX: 14.4% 1.5%±2.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Cool and Goree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miLowest 63.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (18%)Munday (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GoreeFew work in Cool
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.5Lowest 59.6Highest
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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