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Cotulla vs Stanton

297 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+19.9 pts in Cotulla) and typical home built (15 yrs in Stanton).

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Cotulla, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,664 people
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Stanton, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 2,638 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 →
StantonKnown for its schools
Schools#253 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#35 most trails in TX3.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Housing$244K typical home19% below the TX typical home All about Stanton →
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+19.9 pts
More of Cotulla’s workers stay in town
Cotulla 30.9%Stanton 11%
Typical home built15 yrs
Stanton’s homes are older
Cotulla 1982Stanton 1967
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $910 more a month in Stanton

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 →
Stanton$1,640/mo
Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $977/mo · Housing →

The difference: $910 a month, about $10,900 a year, between Stanton 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

Stanton places higher on 10 of 18 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−StantonSafer than 49% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+CotullaBetter than 38% of districts in the state B+StantonBetter than 66% of districts in the state
Health
DCotullaHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns C+StantonHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns
8Cotulla
10Stanton

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#41 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #624#350 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #469#217 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #549#303 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #495#252 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #498#323 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #402#253 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #603#452

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
CotullaStanton
Snow a year0″2″
January low—31°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—226d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th80th
Outdoors & history
CotullaStanton
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Settled1882—
National Register places41
Community
CotullaStanton
Library hours a week28 hrs44 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

297 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CotullaTXStantonTX
Cotulla ↔ Stanton297 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.

CotullaStanton
People
Population 3,664Highest 2,638Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +6.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.6±9.1Highest 6% below TX 32.9±1Lowest 8% below TX
Cotulla and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±9Lowest TX: 25% 31.9%±7.1Highest TX: 25%
Stanton and Cotulla 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% 8%±4.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Cotulla and Stanton 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% 13.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±6.8Highest TX: 6.2% 7%±3.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cotulla and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,067±$29kLowest 11% below TX $92,923±$39kHighest 18% above TX
Stanton and Cotulla 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 $100,000±$37kHighest 65% below TX
Stanton and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $821±$168Lowest 41% below TX $977±$276Highest 30% below TX
Stanton and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250 70% below TX —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34%±28.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 46.1%±23.7Highest TX: 51.7%
Stanton and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 5%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 78.4%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX 1967Lowest 25 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 36% below TX 19 minHighest 29% below TX
Work from home 2.5%±2.7Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±1.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Cotulla and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 30.9%Highest 11%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Lowest 0.96Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (13%)Midland (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StantonFew work in Cotulla
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 148Highest 114Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #402 of 583 in TX#253 of 583 in TX
School district COTULLA ISDSTANTON ISD
High school in town None in townStanton H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.9
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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