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Deport vs Frankston

102 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.6× in Frankston) and average commute (12 min in Deport).

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Deport, TXHomes around $174KTexas · 756 people
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Frankston, TXA regional job hubTexas · 1,088 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.

DeportHomes around $174K
Housing$174K typical home42% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 73%of TX districts All about Deport →
FrankstonA regional job hub
Work600 jobsbased in Frankston, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 89%of TX districts Housing$191K typical home36% below the TX typical home All about Frankston →
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 worker10.6×
Frankston is more of a job hub
Frankston 1.69Deport 0.16
Average commute12 min
Deport has the shorter commute
Frankston 33 minDeport 21 min
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Frankston
Frankston $954Deport $700
★ 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.

Deport$1,020/mo
Typical home $174K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $629/mo · Housing →
Frankston$1,150/mo
Typical home $191K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $923/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Frankston and Deport.

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.

Safety
–DeportNot graded C+FrankstonSafer than 35% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+DeportBetter than 73% of districts in the state AFrankstonBetter than 89% of districts in the state
Health
–DeportNot graded CFrankstonHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns
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
DeportFrankston
Snow a year2″0″
January low34°F35°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)245d234d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th26th
Outdoors & history
DeportFrankston
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—2
Community
DeportFrankston
Library hours a week—23 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

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeportTXFrankstonTX
Deport ↔ Frankston102 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.

DeportFrankston
People
Population 756Lowest 1,088Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.8%Highest TX: +15.9% -8.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 49.4±15Lowest 39% above TX 50.8±24.4Highest 43% above TX
Frankston and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±4.9Highest TX: 25% 18.6%±7.8Lowest TX: 25%
Deport and Frankston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±11.5Highest TX: 13.4% 20.5%±9.5Lowest TX: 13.4%
Deport and Frankston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 16.4%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±3.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.8%±3.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Frankston and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,875±$31kLowest 43% below TX $56,667±$17kHighest 28% below TX
Frankston and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,400±$35kLowest 68% below TX $103,700±$67kHighest 63% below TX
Frankston and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $629±$193Lowest 55% below TX $923±$124Highest 34% below TX
Frankston and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $700Lowest 83% below TX $954Highest 77% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.9%±22.7Highest TX: 51.7% 8.8%±17.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 24.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 9.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67%Highest TX: 62.6% 65.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 17 yrs older than TX 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 20% below TX 33 minHighest 23% above TX
Work from home 3.7%±4.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 9.3%±8.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Frankston and Deport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 7.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 1.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paris (40%)Tyler (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FrankstonFew work in Deport
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.5Highest 51.0Lowest
Schools
School district PRAIRILAND ISDFRANKSTON ISD
High school in town None in townFrankston H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.2
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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