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Cool vs Megargel

70 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11× in Cool) and street grid (4× in Megargel).

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Cool, TXA small town of 159Texas · 159 people
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Megargel, TXA small town of 256Texas · 256 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 →
MegargelA small town of 256
Quiet strengthsMegargel doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Megargel →
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.

Jobs per worker11×
Cool is more of a job hub
Cool 0.44Megargel 0.04
Street grid4×
Megargel has the more walkable street grid
Megargel 91.1Cool 22.5
Average commute14 min
Megargel has the shorter commute
Cool 38 minMegargel 24 min
Typical home built41 yrs
Megargel’s homes are older
Cool 1997Megargel 1956
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
CoolMegargel
Snow a year—1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd44th
Outdoors & history
CoolMegargel
Settled—1910
Archive photos23
Community
CoolMegargel
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

70 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CoolTXMegargelTX
Cool ↔ Megargel70 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.

CoolMegargel
People
Population 159Lowest 256Highest
Median age 50.5±12Lowest 42% above TX 52.2±11.6Highest 47% above TX
Megargel 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% 11.3%±13.2Highest TX: 25%
Megargel and Cool are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±19.7Highest TX: 13.4% 6.6%±16.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Cool and Megargel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 18.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±10.5Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±8.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cool and Megargel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,614±$39kLowest 12% above TX $97,566±$30kHighest 24% above TX
Megargel and Cool 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 $4,818 14% above TX —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 23.8%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Cool and Megargel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 7.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 76.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX 1956Lowest 36 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 42% above TX 24 minLowest 12% below TX
Work from home 25%±24.7Highest TX: 14.4% 14%±19.8Lowest TX: 14.4%
Cool and Megargel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miLowest 40.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (18%)Wichita Falls (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MegargelFew work in Cool
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.5Lowest 91.1Highest
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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