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Corinth vs Katy

243 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.9× in Katy) and trails (6.5× in Katy).

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Corinth, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 23,385 people

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Katy, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 25,184 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.

CorinthAn outdoors town

Outdoors#84 most walkable in TX1.0 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 85%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#131 for schools in TXof 583 towns All about Corinth →

KatyKnown for its schools

Schools#53 for schools in TXof 583 towns Work28,202 jobsbased in Katy, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Katy →

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 worker7.9×

Katy is more of a job hub

Katy 2.77Corinth 0.35

Katy has more miles of trail

Katy 6.5 miCorinth 1.0 mi

Growth since 2010+41.8 pts

Katy has grown faster since 2010

Katy +55.3%Corinth +13.5%

Work in town+10.2 pts

More of Katy’s workers stay in town

Katy 13.1%Corinth 2.9%

Average commute5 min

Corinth has the shorter commute

Katy 31 minCorinth 27 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Katy places higher on 10 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.

Safety

A−CorinthSafer than 77% of U.S. towns C−KatySafer than 17% of U.S. towns

Schools

BCorinthBetter than 55% of districts in the state AKatyBetter than 88% of districts in the state

Health

A−CorinthHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns AKatyHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns

9Corinth

10Katy

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 470 towns #51#398 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #116#408 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #364#204 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #246#60 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#69 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #59#231 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #366#516 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #84#222

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 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.

Down paymentRate%

Corinth$2,710/mo

Typical home $408K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.68% · or rent about $1,891/mo · Housing →

Katy$2,240/mo

Typical home $332K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $1,602/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Corinth and Katy.

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

CorinthKaty

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 57th

Outdoors & history

CorinthKaty

Trails1 mi 7 mi

Conserved land6.3%1%

Settled1909 1945

National Register places—2

Archive photos1 —

Community

CorinthKaty

Library hours a week—47 hrs

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

243 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CorinthTX KatyTX

Corinth ↔ Katy243 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

CorinthKaty

People

Population 23,385Lowest 25,184Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +55.3%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 40.2±1.7Highest 13% above TX 37.6±2Lowest 6% above TX

Corinth and Katy 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% 28.4%±3.5Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 13.4%±1.7Highest TX: 13.4% 11.1%±1.8Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 48.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2% 5.9%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $120,580±$10kHighest 54% above TX $114,912±$16kLowest 46% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $375,600±$12kLowest 32% above TX $401,700±$23kHighest 42% above TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,891±$157Highest 35% above TX $1,602±$210Lowest 14% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $6,308Lowest 49% above TX $7,207Highest 70% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.2%±13.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 63.6%±11.9Highest TX: 51.7%

Katy and Corinth 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% 8.1%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 80.7%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 31 minHighest 17% above TX

Work from home 16.9%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 18%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 13.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 2.77Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (14%)Houston (49%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KatyFew work in Corinth

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.3%Highest 1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 6.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 7Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Highest 75.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #131 of 583 in TX #53 of 583 in TX

School district TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · DENTON ISDARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY · KATY ISD

High school in town Lake Dallas H SKaty H S

Students per teacherat that high school 15.6Highest 15.4Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

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Bordering Corinth

Denton152,866 people · $348K homes

Lake Dallas7,822 people · $269K homes

Shady Shores2,922 people · $492K homes

Hickory Creek5,611 people · $507K homes

Towns like Corinth

Sachse30,491 people · $406K homes

Buda15,859 people · $447K homes

Benbrook24,557 people · $296K homes

Friendswood41,030 people · $420K homes

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.