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Driscoll vs Hilltop 112 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6× in Driscoll) and typical home built (46 yrs in Driscoll).
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.
Hilltop A small town of 688
Quiet strengths Hilltop doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hilltop →
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.
★ What stands out · 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.
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
Growing season (days) 336d —
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 112 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Driscoll ↔ Hilltop 112 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
511 Lowest 688 Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8% TX: +15.9% —
Median age
24.5 ±22.7 Lowest 31% below TX 27.2 ±2.1 Highest 24% below TX
Kids under 18
42.5% ±34.6 Highest TX: 25% 28.3% ±12.4 Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+
9.6% ±10.1 Lowest TX: 13.4% 10% ±9.2 Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
4.5% Highest TX: 33.8% 0% Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±4.2 TX: 6.2% 0% ±3.1 TX: 6.2%
Household incomemedian
$39,035 ±$7k 50% below TX —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$100,900 ±$31k 64% below TX —
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,102 ±$72 21% below TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,289 46% below TX —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
84.3% ±62.6 TX: 51.7% —
Below poverty line
41.5% Lowest TX: 13.8% 51.6% Highest TX: 13.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
42.2% Highest TX: 62.6% 41% Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967 Lowest 25 yrs older than TX 2013 Highest 21 yrs newer than TX
Average commuteone way
29 min Lowest 10% above TX 35 min Highest 31% above TX
Work from home
9.6% ±13.2 Highest TX: 14.4% 0% ±6.6 Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents
0.4% Lowest 2.4% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
23.3 mi Lowest 71.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.60 Lowest 1.14 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Corpus Christi (35%) San Antonio (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Hilltop Few work in Driscoll
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.6 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.5 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
52.5 Highest 8.8 Lowest
School district
DRISCOLL ISD —
High school in town
None in town —
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Driscoll 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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