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%

Edom$1,280/mo

Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

Coupland$3,810/mo

Typical home $565K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,750/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,530 a month, about $30,400 a year, between Coupland and Edom.

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

–EdomNot graded A−CouplandBetter than 76% of districts in the state

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

EdomCoupland

Snow a year1″0″

January low33°F 39°F

July high93°F 95°F

Growing season (days)235d 264d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 28th

Outdoors & history

EdomCoupland

Archive photos5 —

Community

EdomCoupland

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

169 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EdomTX CouplandTX

Edom ↔ Coupland169 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

EdomCoupland

People

Population 315Lowest 491Highest

Median age 27.6±18.5Lowest 22% below TX 30.6±22.8Highest 14% below TX

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

Kids under 18 38.7%±15.9Lowest TX: 25% 42.4%±43.4Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 24.1%±17.6Highest TX: 13.4% 20.8%±21.1Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 23.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±5.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 2.9%±2.9Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $96,417±$20k 23% above TX —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,500±$75kLowest 25% below TX $230,900±$77kHighest 19% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$862Lowest 20% below TX $1,750±$595Highest 25% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,950 54% below TX —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.1%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 48%±100Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 9.6%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 84.3%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 15 yrs older than TX 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minLowest 28% above TX 58 minHighest 115% above TX

Work from home 3.6%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 13.8%±14.3Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.56Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Tyler (18%)Austin (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CouplandFew work in Edom

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.7Lowest 22.1Highest

Schools

School district —COUPLAND ISD

High school in town —None in town

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.

Edom vs Coupland

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $2,530 more a month in Coupland

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What daily life feels like in each

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