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Dilley vs Cisco

257 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+15.5 pts in Cisco) and conserved land (+27.2 pts in Dilley).

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Dilley, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,769 people
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Cisco, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 3,955 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.

DilleyAn outdoors town
Outdoors#15 most conserved land in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 21%of TX districts Housing$162K typical home46% below the TX typical home All about Dilley →
CiscoKnown for its schools
Schools#71 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$158K typical home47% below the TX typical home Outdoors#186 most walkable in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Cisco →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+15.5 pts
Cisco has grown faster since 2010
Cisco -0.4%Dilley -15.9%
Conserved land+27.2 pts
Dilley has more conserved land
Dilley 27.4%Cisco 0.2%
Average commute13 min
Dilley has the shorter commute
Cisco 33 minDilley 20 min
Typical home built31 yrs
Cisco’s homes are older
Dilley 1985Cisco 1954
Age 65++9 pts
Cisco has more people 65 and up
Cisco 20.1%Dilley 11.1%
Work in town+11.2 pts
More of Cisco’s workers stay in town
Cisco 23.7%Dilley 12.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Cisco places higher on 15 of 21 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
B+DilleySafer than 71% of U.S. towns B+CiscoSafer than 68% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−DilleyBetter than 21% of districts in the state A−CiscoBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
DDilleyHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns B−CiscoHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns
5Dilley
15Cisco

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #15#546 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #542#71 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#566 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #120#555 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #584#195 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #495#157 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #560#226 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #518#255

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Dilley’s rankings →

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.

Dilley$1,040/mo
Typical home $162K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $1,279/mo · Housing →
Cisco$990/mo
Typical home $158K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.26% · or rent about $941/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Dilley and Cisco.

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
DilleyCisco
Snow a year0″4″
January low42°F32°F
July high97°F96°F
Growing season (days)296d225d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th25th
Outdoors & history
DilleyCisco
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land27.4%0.2%
National Register places—2
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here—11
Community
DilleyCisco
Library hours a week41 hrs—
Colleges in town—1
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

257 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DilleyTXCiscoTX
Dilley ↔ Cisco257 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.

DilleyCisco
People
Population 3,769Lowest 3,955Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% -0.4%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37±3.5Lowest 4% above TX 38.2±7.9Highest 7% above TX
Cisco and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.5%±7.6Highest TX: 25% 20.2%±4.8Lowest TX: 25%
Dilley and Cisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.1%±3.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 20.1%±5Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 20.2%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±4.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 14.6%±3.5Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,600±$23kHighest 20% below TX $58,550±$10kLowest 25% below TX
Dilley and Cisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,400±$16kHighest 63% below TX $104,300±$18kLowest 63% below TX
Dilley and Cisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,279±$663Highest 9% below TX $941±$188Lowest 33% below TX
Dilley and Cisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,546Highest 63% below TX $1,316Lowest 69% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.3%±24.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 44.6%±18.2Highest TX: 51.7%
Cisco and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 67.2%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 7 yrs older than TX 1954Lowest 38 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 27% below TX 33 minHighest 22% above TX
Work from home 1.8%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 3.7%±3.6Highest TX: 14.4%
Cisco and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.5%Lowest 23.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 68.3 miHighest 44.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Lowest 0.74Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (19%)Eastland (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CiscoFew work in Dilley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.4%Highest 0.2%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 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 63.7Lowest 81.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #542 of 583 in TX#71 of 583 in TX
School district DILLEY ISDCISCO ISD
High school in town Dilley H SCisco H S
Students per teacherat that high school 9.6Highest 9.0Lowest
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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