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Ennis vs Alvin

217 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.2× in Alvin) and work in town (+8.9 pts in Ennis).

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Ennis, TXA history townTexas · 22,588 people
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Alvin, TXHomes around $294KTexas · 28,333 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.

EnnisA history town
HistorySettled in 187240 places on the National Register Housing$264K typical home12% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 62%of TX districts All about Ennis →
AlvinHomes around $294K
Housing$294K typical home2% below the TX typical home Outdoors#144 most trails in TX14 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 58%of TX districts All about Alvin →
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.

Trails4.2×
Alvin has more miles of trail
Alvin 14.3 miEnnis 3.4 mi
Work in town+8.9 pts
More of Ennis’s workers stay in town
Ennis 24.3%Alvin 15.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Alvin

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.

Ennis$1,730/mo
Typical home $264K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $1,362/mo · Housing →
Alvin$1,990/mo
Typical home $294K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.81% · or rent about $1,215/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Alvin and Ennis.

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

Alvin places higher on 11 of 23 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−EnnisSafer than 48% of U.S. towns C+AlvinSafer than 44% of U.S. towns
Schools
BEnnisBetter than 62% of districts in the state BAlvinBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
C−EnnisHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns CAlvinHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns
10Ennis
11Alvin

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #384#144 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #62#120 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #435#325 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #387#283 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #547#459 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #399#323 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #381#309 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #80#138

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ennis’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
EnnisAlvin
Snow a year0″0″
January low36°F44°F
July high94°F91°F
Growing season (days)256d298d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th68th
Outdoors & history
EnnisAlvin
Trails3 mi14 mi
Conserved land1.7%2.1%
Settled18721893
National Register places401
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—10
Community
EnnisAlvin
Library hours a week44 hrs48 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

217 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EnnisTXAlvinTX
Ennis ↔ Alvin217 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.

EnnisAlvin
People
Population 22,588Lowest 28,333Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +11.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.4±1.4Highest 3% below TX 33.7±1.6Lowest 5% below TX
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±3Lowest TX: 25% 26.2%±3Highest TX: 25%
Alvin and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±2Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.6%±1.8Highest TX: 13.4%
Alvin and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 20%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.3%±1.5Highest TX: 6.2%
Alvin and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,074±$7kHighest 4% below TX $71,477±$6kLowest 9% below TX
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $260,100±$22kHighest 8% below TX $228,700±$16kLowest 19% below TX
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,362±$70Highest about the TX average $1,215±$81Lowest 13% below TX
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,061Lowest 4% below TX $4,130Highest about the TX average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.4%±9.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 54.2%±10.1Highest TX: 51.7%
Alvin and Ennis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 9.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 60.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX 1985Lowest 7 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 3% above TX 29 minHighest 10% above TX
Work from home 8.6%±2.8Highest TX: 14.4% 6.7%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4%
Ennis and Alvin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 24.3%Highest 15.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Lowest 1.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (14%)Houston (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlvinFew work in Ennis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Highest 8Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.1Lowest 44.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #302 of 583 in TX#320 of 583 in TX
School district ENNIS ISDALVIN ISD
High school in town Ennis H SAlvin H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.4Lowest 16.8Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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