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Gallatin vs Burke

51 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.7× in Burke) and street grid (+91% in Burke).

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Gallatin, TXA small town of 384Texas · 384 people
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Burke, TXA small town of 663Texas · 663 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.

GallatinA small town of 384
Quiet strengthsGallatin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gallatin →
BurkeA small town of 663
Quiet strengthsBurke doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Burke →
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.

Jobs per worker7.7×
Burke is more of a job hub
Burke 0.23Gallatin 0.03
Street grid+91%
Burke has the more walkable street grid
Burke 10.9Gallatin 5.7
Typical home built14 yrs
Gallatin’s homes are older
Burke 1987Gallatin 1973
Average commute4 min
Burke has the shorter commute
Gallatin 22 minBurke 18 min
★ What stands out · 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.

Gallatin$980/mo
Typical home $168K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →
Burke$850/mo
Typical home $141K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,065/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Gallatin and Burke.

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
GallatinBurke
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th20th
Outdoors & history
GallatinBurke
Settled—1881
Famous people born here1—
Community
GallatinBurke
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

51 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GallatinTXBurkeTX
Gallatin ↔ Burke51 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.

GallatinBurke
People
Population 384Lowest 663Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -6.2% TX: +15.9%
Median age 31.9±4.1Lowest 10% below TX 32.5±10.8Highest 9% below TX
Burke and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±6.5Highest TX: 25% 25.6%±7.3Lowest TX: 25%
Gallatin and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±7.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 12.5%±4.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Burke and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 18.7%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.8%±5.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Burke and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,432±$38kHighest about the TX average $62,969±$18kLowest 20% below TX
Gallatin and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,100±$56kHighest 41% below TX $141,100±$74kLowest 50% below TX
Gallatin and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$696Lowest 37% below TX $1,065±$266Highest 24% below TX
Burke and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,177Lowest 72% below TX $1,304Highest 69% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.3%±78.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 74.5%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Burke and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 11.1%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.6%Lowest TX: 62.6% 75.9%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 1987Highest 5 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 17% below TX 18 minLowest 32% below TX
Work from home 14.7%±19.8Highest TX: 14.4% 2.3%±3.7Lowest TX: 14.4%
Gallatin and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jacksonville (20%)Lufkin (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BurkeFew work in Gallatin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.7Lowest 10.9Highest
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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