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Cranfills Gap vs Barry

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in Barry) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Cranfills Gap).

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Cranfills Gap, TXA small town of 305Texas · 305 people
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Barry, TXA small town of 236Texas · 236 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.

Cranfills GapA small town of 305
Quiet strengthsCranfills Gap doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cranfills Gap →
BarryA small town of 236
Quiet strengthsBarry doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Barry →
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.

Average commute21 min
Barry has the shorter commute
Cranfills Gap 48 minBarry 27 min
Jobs per worker2.7×
Cranfills Gap is more of a job hub
Cranfills Gap 0.27Barry 0.10
★ 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.

Cranfills Gap$1,930/mo
Typical home $329K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →
Barry$2,070/mo
Typical home $307K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,056/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Barry and Cranfills Gap.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
B−Cranfills GapBetter than 48% of districts in the state –BarryNot graded
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
Cranfills GapBarry
Snow a year0″0″
January low—35°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—246d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th9th
Outdoors & history
Cranfills GapBarry
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—1
Community
Cranfills GapBarry
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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cranfills GapTXBarryTX
Cranfills Gap ↔ Barry73 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.

Cranfills GapBarry
People
Population 305Highest 236Lowest
Median age 39.1±8.5Highest 10% above TX 35.4±15.4Lowest about the TX average
Cranfills Gap and Barry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±11.9Lowest TX: 25% 32.6%±9.4Highest TX: 25%
Barry and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±8Highest TX: 13.4% 9.3%±15.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Cranfills Gap and Barry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 10.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±5.3Highest TX: 6.2% 1.3%±6.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cranfills Gap and Barry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,833±$26kLowest 22% below TX $67,500±$24kHighest 14% below TX
Barry and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,100±$92kLowest 64% below TX $164,800±$103kHighest 42% below TX
Barry and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $900±$358Lowest 36% below TX $1,056±$327Highest 25% below TX
Barry and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $762 82% below TX —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 13.9%±75.8Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Cranfills Gap and Barry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 63.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 28 yrs older than TX 1960Lowest 32 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 48 minHighest 81% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 10%±12.8Highest TX: 14.4% 3.2%±4.8Lowest TX: 14.4%
Cranfills Gap 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 41.8 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clifton (19%)Corsicana (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BarryFew work in Cranfills Gap
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.3Highest 42.7Lowest
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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