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Cotulla vs Karnes City

87 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+23.1 pts in Cotulla).

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Cotulla, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,664 people
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Karnes City, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,605 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.

CotullaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#11 most walkable in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$116K typical home61% below the TX typical home Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cotulla →
Karnes CityAn outdoors town
Outdoors#36 most walkable in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 38%of TX districts Housing$208K typical home30% below the TX typical home All about Karnes City →
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.

Work in town+23.1 pts
More of Cotulla’s workers stay in town
Cotulla 30.9%Karnes City 7.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Karnes City

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.

Cotulla$740/mo
Typical home $116K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $821/mo · Housing →
Karnes City$1,300/mo
Typical home $208K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $661/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Karnes City and Cotulla.

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

Karnes City places higher on 11 of 20 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
–CotullaNot graded B+Karnes CitySafer than 73% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+CotullaBetter than 38% of districts in the state C+Karnes CityBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
DCotullaHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns C−Karnes CityHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns
9Cotulla
11Karnes City

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#41 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #498#345 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #311#483 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #464#592 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #402#501 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #624#529 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #532#449 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #469#381

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cotulla’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
CotullaKarnes City
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th36th
Outdoors & history
CotullaKarnes City
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%0.8%
Settled1882—
National Register places41
Community
CotullaKarnes City
Library hours a week28 hrs40 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

87 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CotullaTXKarnes CityTX
Cotulla ↔ Karnes City87 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.

CotullaKarnes City
People
Population 3,664Highest 3,605Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.2%Highest TX: +15.9% +2.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.6±9.1Lowest 6% below TX 35.4±3.4Highest about the TX average
Karnes City and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±9Highest TX: 25% 24.8%±6.4Lowest TX: 25%
Cotulla and Karnes City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±4.5Highest TX: 13.4% 9.2%±2.8Lowest TX: 13.4%
Cotulla and Karnes City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 9.9%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±6.8Highest TX: 6.2% 0.1%±0.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cotulla and Karnes City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,067±$29kHighest 11% below TX $55,354±$25kLowest 29% below TX
Cotulla and Karnes City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,100±$43kLowest 67% below TX $93,400±$11kHighest 67% below TX
Karnes City and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $821±$168Highest 41% below TX $661±$539Lowest 53% below TX
Cotulla and Karnes City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Highest 70% below TX $1,120Lowest 74% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34%±28.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 59.2%±31.7Highest TX: 51.7%
Karnes City and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 29.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 70.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 36% below TX 19 minHighest 30% below TX
Work from home 2.5%±2.7Highest TX: 14.4% 0.4%±1.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Cotulla and Karnes City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 30.9%Highest 7.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miLowest 50.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Highest 0.62Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (13%)San Antonio (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Karnes CityFew work in Cotulla
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 148Highest 128Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #402 of 583 in TX#501 of 583 in TX
School district COTULLA ISDKARNES CITY ISD
High school in town None in townKarnes City H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.5
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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