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

354 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DominoTX DodsonTX

Domino ↔ Dodson354 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

DominoDodson

People

Population 18Lowest 20Highest

Median age 67.3±34.2Highest 89% above TX 44±24.6Lowest 24% above TX

Domino and Dodson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 16.7%±100Lowest TX: 25% 20%±100Highest TX: 25%

Dodson and Domino are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 55.6%±100Highest TX: 13.4% 20%±100Lowest TX: 13.4%

Domino and Dodson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest TX: 33.8% 12.5%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 TX: 6.2% 0%±100 TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $106,300±$98k 63% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7%

Dodson and Domino are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 0%Lowest TX: 13.8% 50%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 77.8%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX 1961Lowest 31 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Work from home 0%±100 TX: 14.4% 0%±100 TX: 14.4%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 108.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.68Highest 0.54Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Texarkana (21%)Wellington (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DodsonFew work in Domino

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 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.8Lowest 74.2Highest

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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