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Corinth vs Benbrook

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.2× in Benbrook) and household income (+40% in Corinth).

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Corinth, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 23,385 people
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Benbrook, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 24,557 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Corinth places higher on 12 of 21 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $600 more a month in Corinth

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.

Corinth$2,710/mo
Typical home $408K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.68% · or rent about $1,891/mo · Housing →
Benbrook$2,110/mo
Typical home $318K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.67% · or rent about $1,566/mo · Housing →

The difference: $600 a month, about $7,200 a year, between Corinth and Benbrook.

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
CorinthBenbrook
Snow a year0″0″
January low—33°F
July high—97°F
Growing season (days)—245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th63rd
Outdoors & history
CorinthBenbrook
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land6.3%13%
Settled1909—
Archive photos14
Famous people born here—1
Community
CorinthBenbrook
Library hours a week—60 hrs
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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Corinth ↔ Benbrook39 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.

CorinthBenbrook
People
Population 23,385Lowest 24,557Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +15.5%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 40.2±1.7Highest 13% above TX 39.4±1.2Lowest 11% above TX
Corinth and Benbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 25% 25.1%±3.1Highest TX: 25%
Benbrook and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±1.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 18.2%±1.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 43.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2% 4.3%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $120,580±$10kHighest 54% above TX $86,292±$7kLowest 10% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $375,600±$12kHighest 32% above TX $296,400±$10kLowest 4% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,891±$157Highest 35% above TX $1,566±$90Lowest 12% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,308Highest 49% above TX $4,963Lowest 17% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.2%±13.9Highest TX: 51.7% 58.1%±9.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Corinth and Benbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.5%Lowest TX: 13.8% 5.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 67.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX 1983Lowest 9 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 25 minLowest 6% below TX
Work from home 16.9%±2.4Highest TX: 14.4% 11.5%±2.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 0.47Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (14%)Fort Worth (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BenbrookFew work in Corinth
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.3%Lowest 13%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Highest 70.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #131 of 583 in TX#346 of 583 in TX
School district TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · DENTON ISDBASIS TEXAS · FORT WORTH ISD
High school in town Lake Dallas H SBenbrook Middle/High School
Students per teacherat that high school 15.6Lowest 17.7Highest
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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