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Ennis vs Cleburne

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+28% in Ennis) and home values (+18% in Ennis).

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Ennis, TXA history townTexas · 22,588 people
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Cleburne, TXHomes around $270KTexas · 34,344 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 →
CleburneHomes around $270K
Housing$270K typical home10% below the TX typical home Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#244 most conserved land in TX3.4 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves All about Cleburne →
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.

Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Ennis
Ennis $4,061Cleburne $3,162
Home values+18%
Homes cost more in Ennis
Ennis $260,100Cleburne $221,100
Work from home+5 pts
More people work from home in Ennis
Ennis 8.6%Cleburne 3.6%
Street grid+43%
Cleburne has the more walkable street grid
Cleburne 45.8Ennis 32.1
★ What stands out · Report cards

Cleburne places higher on 16 of 26 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 B−CleburneSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
BEnnisBetter than 62% of districts in the state C+CleburneBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
C−EnnisHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns CCleburneHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns
10Ennis
16Cleburne

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #427#157 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #212#452 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #320#505 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #147#101 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #62#104 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #246#125 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #130#96 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #547#448

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ennis’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Cleburne$1,740/mo
Typical home $270K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $1,322/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
EnnisCleburne
Snow a year0″1″
January low36°F33°F
July high94°F95°F
Growing season (days)256d240d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th52nd
Outdoors & history
EnnisCleburne
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.7%2.6%
Settled18721867
National Register places405
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—32
Community
EnnisCleburne
Library hours a week44 hrs45 hrs
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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EnnisTXCleburneTX
Ennis ↔ Cleburne45 miles apart
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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.

EnnisCleburne
People
Population 22,588Lowest 34,344Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +6.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.4±1.4Lowest 3% below TX 35±1.9Highest about the TX average
Cleburne and Ennis 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% 26.5%±2.5Highest TX: 25%
Cleburne 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% 14.6%±1.6Highest TX: 13.4%
Cleburne 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% 20.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2% 3%±0.8Lowest TX: 6.2%
Ennis and Cleburne 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 $70,656±$7kLowest 10% below TX
Ennis and Cleburne 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 $221,100±$13kLowest 22% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,362±$70Highest about the TX average $1,322±$44Lowest 6% below TX
Ennis and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,061Highest 4% below TX $3,162Lowest 25% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.4%±9.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 52.7%±7.6Highest TX: 51.7%
Cleburne 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% 10%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 60.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX 1983Lowest 9 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 3% above TX 25 minLowest 5% below TX
Work from home 8.6%±2.8Highest TX: 14.4% 3.6%±0.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 24.3%Highest 23.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.99Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (14%)Fort Worth (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CleburneFew work in Ennis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 mi 3.4 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.1Lowest 45.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #302 of 583 in TX#350 of 583 in TX
School district ENNIS ISDALVARADO ISD · BURLESON ISD
High school in town Ennis H SCleburne H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.4Highest 12.8Lowest
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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