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Cranfills Gap vs Mount Calm

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9× in Cranfills Gap) and average commute (19 min in Mount Calm).

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Cranfills Gap, TXA small town of 305Texas · 305 people
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Mount Calm, TXA small town of 439Texas · 439 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 →
Mount CalmA small town of 439
Quiet strengthsMount Calm doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mount Calm →
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.

Jobs per worker9×
Cranfills Gap is more of a job hub
Cranfills Gap 0.27Mount Calm 0.03
Average commute19 min
Mount Calm has the shorter commute
Cranfills Gap 48 minMount Calm 29 min
Property tax bill+60%
Tax bills are bigger in Mount Calm
Mount Calm $1,222Cranfills Gap $762
Typical home built28 yrs
Cranfills Gap’s homes are older
Mount Calm 1992Cranfills Gap 1964
Homeowners+9.3 pts renters
Cranfills Gap has more renters
Mount Calm 72.5%Cranfills Gap 63.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Cranfills Gap

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 →
Mount Calm$1,610/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,143/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Cranfills Gap and Mount Calm.

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 B−Mount CalmBetter than 48% of districts in the state
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 GapMount Calm
Snow a year0″0″
January low—35°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—250d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th27th
Outdoors & history
Cranfills GapMount Calm
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Archive photos—2
Community
Cranfills GapMount Calm
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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cranfills GapTXMount CalmTX
Cranfills Gap ↔ Mount Calm56 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 GapMount Calm
People
Population 305Lowest 439Highest
Median age 39.1±8.5Highest 10% above TX 38.7±19.8Lowest 9% above TX
Cranfills Gap and Mount Calm 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% 30.3%±9Highest TX: 25%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±8Lowest TX: 13.4% 26.2%±11.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap 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% 13.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±5.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.7%±5.4Highest TX: 6.2%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,833±$26kHighest 22% below TX $49,934±$17kLowest 36% below TX
Cranfills Gap and Mount Calm 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 $111,700±$8kHighest 61% below TX
Mount Calm 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 $1,143±$330Highest 19% below TX
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $762Lowest 82% below TX $1,222Highest 71% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 13.9%±75.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 59.4%±93.7Highest TX: 51.7%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap 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% 14.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 72.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 48 minHighest 81% above TX 29 minLowest 10% above TX
Work from home 10%±12.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 20.9%±12.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap 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 53.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clifton (19%)Hubbard (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount CalmFew work in Cranfills Gap
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.3Lowest 59.9Highest
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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