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%

Cove$2,510/mo

Typical home $373K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,232/mo · Housing →

Barry$2,070/mo

Typical home $307K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,056/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Cove and Barry.

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

CoveBarry

Snow a year0″0″

January low43°F 35°F

July high91°F 95°F

Growing season (days)302d 246d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th 9th

Outdoors & history

CoveBarry

Archive photos—4

Famous people born here—1

Community

CoveBarry

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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CoveTX BarryTX

Cove ↔ Barry192 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

CoveBarry

People

Population 378Highest 236Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.9% TX: +15.9% —

Median age 37.6±11.4Highest 6% above TX 35.4±15.4Lowest about the TX average

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

Kids under 18 20.1%±8.8Lowest TX: 25% 32.6%±9.4Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 21.7%±4.5Highest TX: 13.4% 9.3%±15.1Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 10.1%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±12.4Highest TX: 6.2% 1.3%±6.5Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,292±$36kLowest 27% below TX $67,500±$24kHighest 14% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $280,800±$240kHighest about the TX average $164,800±$103kLowest 42% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,232±$206Highest 12% below TX $1,056±$327Lowest 25% below TX

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 81.3%±93Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 13.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 61.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 63.5%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX 1960Lowest 32 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 34% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average

Work from home 8.1%±14.4Highest TX: 14.4% 3.2%±4.8Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 46.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.10Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (23%)Corsicana (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BarryFew work in Cove

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 17.4Lowest 42.7Highest

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

Deciding?

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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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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.

Cove vs Barry

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Cove

What daily life feels like in each

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