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Dilley vs Groesbeck

253 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (18 min in Dilley) and home values (+53% in Groesbeck).

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Dilley, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,769 people
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Groesbeck, TXHomes around $213KTexas · 3,914 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 →
GroesbeckHomes around $213K
Housing$213K typical home29% below the TX typical home Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 34%of TX districts All about Groesbeck →
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 commute18 min
Dilley has the shorter commute
Groesbeck 37 minDilley 20 min
Home values+53%
Homes cost more in Groesbeck
Groesbeck $162,500Dilley $106,400
Property tax bill+54%
Tax bills are bigger in Groesbeck
Groesbeck $2,388Dilley $1,546
Conserved land+25.5 pts
Dilley has more conserved land
Dilley 27.4%Groesbeck 1.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Groesbeck

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 →
Groesbeck$1,380/mo
Typical home $213K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $855/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Groesbeck and Dilley.

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

Dilley places higher on 11 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 C+GroesbeckSafer than 37% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−DilleyBetter than 21% of districts in the state CGroesbeckBetter than 34% of districts in the state
Health
DDilleyHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns CGroesbeckHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
11Dilley
9Groesbeck

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #120#619 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #581#218 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #15#308 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#339 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#383 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #584#291 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #354#88 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #560#283

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

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
DilleyGroesbeck
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F—
July high97°F—
Growing season (days)296d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th30th
Outdoors & history
DilleyGroesbeck
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land27.4%1.9%
National Register places—2
Community
DilleyGroesbeck
Library hours a week41 hrs28 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

253 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DilleyTXGroesbeckTX
Dilley ↔ Groesbeck253 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.

DilleyGroesbeck
People
Population 3,769Lowest 3,914Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.9%Highest TX: +15.9% -16.1%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37±3.5Lowest 4% above TX 38.2±4.6Highest 7% above TX
Groesbeck and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.5%±7.6Lowest TX: 25% 24.6%±5.1Highest TX: 25%
Groesbeck and Dilley 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% 19.1%±4.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Groesbeck and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±4.1Highest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±2.8Lowest TX: 6.2%
Dilley and Groesbeck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,600±$23kHighest 20% below TX $61,571±$2kLowest 22% below TX
Dilley and Groesbeck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,400±$16kLowest 63% below TX $162,500±$32kHighest 43% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,279±$663Highest 9% below TX $855±$57Lowest 39% below TX
Dilley and Groesbeck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,546Lowest 63% below TX $2,388Highest 44% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.3%±24.8Highest TX: 51.7% 29.7%±18.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Dilley and Groesbeck 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% 7.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 61.1%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 7 yrs older than TX 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 27% below TX 37 minHighest 40% above TX
Work from home 1.8%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 12%±8.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Groesbeck 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 18%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 68.3 miHighest 39.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (19%)Mexia (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GroesbeckFew work in Dilley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.4%Highest 1.9%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 63.7Highest 52.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #542 of 583 in TX#395 of 583 in TX
School district DILLEY ISDGROESBECK ISD
High school in town Dilley H SGroesbeck H S
Students per teacherat that high school 9.6Lowest 12.7Highest
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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