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.

Down paymentRate%

Eden$950/mo

Typical home $139K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.89% · or rent about $527/mo · Housing →

Hamlin$770/mo

Typical home $108K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.28% · or rent about $858/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Eden and Hamlin.

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.

Schools

DEdenBetter than 12% of districts in the state C−HamlinBetter than 21% of districts in the state

Health

C−EdenHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns CHamlinHealthier than 29% 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

EdenHamlin

Snow a year—3″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 67th

Outdoors & history

EdenHamlin

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1907

Community

EdenHamlin

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EdenTX HamlinTX

Eden ↔ Hamlin117 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

EdenHamlin

People

Population 1,730Lowest 2,011Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -60.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% -13.8%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 41.4±3Highest 16% above TX 39.4±5Lowest 11% above TX

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

Kids under 18 9.4%±3.2Lowest TX: 25% 22.2%±7Highest TX: 25%

Age 65+ 15.2%±4Lowest TX: 13.4% 18.5%±3.3Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.2%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±3.8Highest TX: 6.2% 1.7%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,321±$24kLowest 40% below TX $60,625±$18kHighest 23% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $78,100±$21kHighest 72% below TX $73,200±$14kLowest 74% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $527±$90Lowest 62% below TX $858±$84Highest 39% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,478Lowest 65% below TX $1,667Highest 61% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 21.2%±19.7Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 17.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 13.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.8%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 26 yrs older than TX 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minLowest about the TX average 30 minHighest 11% above TX

Work from home 2.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 6.7%±4.3Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 15.4%Lowest 23.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 104.8 miHighest 38.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.94Highest 0.47Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town San Angelo (11%)Abilene (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HamlinFew work in Eden

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.5Highest 49.3Lowest

Schools

School district —HAMLIN COLLEGIATE ISD

High school in town —Hamlin Collegiate H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 8.4

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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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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.

Eden vs Hamlin

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Eden

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

117 miles apart

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