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%

Fairfield$1,460/mo

Typical home $233K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →

Schulenburg$2,310/mo

Typical home $379K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $957/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Schulenburg and Fairfield.

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

Schulenburg places higher on 10 of 20 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

CFairfieldSafer than 26% of U.S. towns C−SchulenburgSafer than 20% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−FairfieldBetter than 52% of districts in the state B+SchulenburgBetter than 73% of districts in the state

Health

CFairfieldHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns C−SchulenburgHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns

9Fairfield

10Schulenburg

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#148 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #481#255 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #373#184 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #568#367 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #461#269 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #225#344 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #375#484 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #319#423

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Fairfield’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

FairfieldSchulenburg

Snow a year0″0″

January low36°F —

July high94°F —

Growing season (days)243d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th 21st

Outdoors & history

FairfieldSchulenburg

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—3.8%

Settled1851 —

National Register places—3

Community

FairfieldSchulenburg

Library hours a week31 hrs 43 hrs

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

147 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FairfieldTX SchulenburgTX

Fairfield ↔ Schulenburg147 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

FairfieldSchulenburg

People

Population 2,924Highest 2,768Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.4%Highest TX: +15.9% -7.7%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 42.6±8.7Highest 20% above TX 41.3±3Lowest 16% above TX

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

Kids under 18 25.3%±5.8Highest TX: 25% 23.4%±6Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 21.6%±4.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 24%±5.5Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2% 0.9%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,250±$14kLowest 40% below TX $51,294±$14kHighest 35% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,500±$22kLowest 40% below TX $205,900±$47kHighest 27% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $994±$114Highest 29% below TX $957±$268Lowest 32% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,075Lowest 51% below TX $2,105Highest 50% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±18.4Highest TX: 51.7% 39.8%±13.3Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 21.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 17.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 58.8%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX 1969Lowest 23 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 19% below TX 22 minHighest 18% below TX

Work from home 4.8%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.3%±5.2Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 21.6%Lowest 33.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 61.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.31Lowest 1.97Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (8%)Austin (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SchulenburgFew work in Fairfield

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 3.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.1Lowest 71.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #268 of 583 in TX #226 of 583 in TX

School district FAIRFIELD ISDSCHULENBURG ISD

High school in town Fairfield H SSchulenburg Secondary

Students per teacherat that high school 11.7Highest 11.3Lowest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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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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.

Fairfield vs Schulenburg

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $850 more a month in Schulenburg

Schulenburg places higher on 10 of 20 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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