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Corinth vs Sachse

31 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+19.8 pts in Sachse) and trails (3.1× in Sachse).

Corinth, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 23,385 people

Sachse, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 30,491 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.

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 →

SachseKnown for its schools

Schools#107 for schools in TXof 583 towns

Outdoors#122 most walkable in TX3.1 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Sachse →

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.

Growth since 2010+19.8 pts

Sachse has grown faster since 2010

Sachse +33.3%Corinth +13.5%

Trails3.1×

Sachse has more miles of trail

Sachse 3.1 miCorinth 1.0 mi

Work from home+8.4 pts

More people work from home in Sachse

Sachse 25.3%Corinth 16.9%

Jobs per worker+67%

Corinth is more of a job hub

Corinth 0.35Sachse 0.21

Homeowners+8 pts renters

Corinth has more renters

Sachse 84.7%Corinth 76.7%

★ What stands out · 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%

Corinth$2,710/mo

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

Sachse$2,850/mo

Typical home $428K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $1,798/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Sachse and Corinth.

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.

Report cards

Sachse 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.

Safety

A−CorinthSafer than 77% of U.S. towns A−SachseSafer than 78% of U.S. towns

Schools

BCorinthBetter than 55% of districts in the state B−SachseBetter than 53% of districts in the state

Health

A−CorinthHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns ASachseHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns

7Corinth

12Sachse

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#69 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #364#256 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #246#121 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #366#472 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#60 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #59#138 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #127#51 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #116#162

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

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

CorinthSachse

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 62nd

Outdoors & history

CorinthSachse

Trails1 mi 3 mi

Conserved land6.3%4.5%

Settled1909 —

Archive photos1 —

Community

CorinthSachse

Library hours a week—57 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.

Where they are

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CorinthTX SachseTX

Corinth ↔ Sachse31 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

CorinthSachse

People

Population 23,385Lowest 30,491Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +33.3%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 40.2±1.7Highest 13% above TX 39.9±1.7Lowest 12% above TX

Corinth and Sachse 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% 24.3%±2.5Highest TX: 25%

Sachse 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% 11.8%±1.9Lowest TX: 13.4%

Corinth and Sachse 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% 48.5%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2% 6.4%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $120,580±$10kLowest 54% above TX $131,808±$9kHighest 68% above TX

Sachse and Corinth 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 $406,200±$21kHighest 43% above TX

Sachse 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 $1,798±$103Lowest 28% above TX

Corinth and Sachse 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 $6,873Highest 62% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.2%±13.9Highest TX: 51.7% 52%±13.4Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 3.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 3.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 84.7%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX 2005Highest 13 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 30 minHighest 10% above TX

Work from home 16.9%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 25.3%±3.9Highest TX: 14.4%

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 1.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.21Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (14%)Dallas (25%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.3%Highest 4.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 3.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 8Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Highest 94.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #131 of 583 in TX #107 of 583 in TX

School district TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · DENTON ISDGARLAND ISD · WYLIE ISD

High school in town Lake Dallas H SSachse H S

Students per teacherat that high school 15.6Lowest 17.3Highest

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.

Corinth vs Sachse

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Sachse places higher on 12 of 21 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

31 miles apart

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