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Gallatin vs Edom

43 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13× in Edom) and property tax bill (+66% in Edom).

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Gallatin, TXA small town of 384Texas · 384 people
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Edom, TXA small town of 315Texas · 315 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 →
EdomA small town of 315
Quiet strengthsEdom doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Edom →
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 worker13×
Edom is more of a job hub
Edom 0.39Gallatin 0.03
Property tax bill+66%
Tax bills are bigger in Edom
Edom $1,950Gallatin $1,177
Average commute12 min
Gallatin has the shorter commute
Edom 34 minGallatin 22 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Edom

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 →
Edom$1,280/mo
Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Edom and Gallatin.

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
GallatinEdom
Snow a year0″1″
January low—33°F
July high—93°F
Growing season (days)—235d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th27th
Outdoors & history
GallatinEdom
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here1—
Community
GallatinEdom
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

43 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GallatinTXEdomTX
Gallatin ↔ Edom43 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.

GallatinEdom
People
Population 384Highest 315Lowest
Median age 31.9±4.1Highest 10% below TX 27.6±18.5Lowest 22% below TX
Gallatin and Edom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±6.5Lowest TX: 25% 38.7%±15.9Highest TX: 25%
Edom and Gallatin 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% 24.1%±17.6Highest TX: 13.4%
Edom 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% 19.7%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 1%±5.5Highest TX: 6.2%
Edom 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±$38kLowest about the TX average $96,417±$20kHighest 23% above TX
Edom and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,100±$56kLowest 41% below TX $212,500±$75kHighest 25% below TX
Edom and Gallatin 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 $1,125±$862Highest 20% below TX
Edom 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 $1,950Highest 54% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.3%±78.6Highest TX: 51.7% 11.1%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Gallatin and Edom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.6%Lowest TX: 62.6% 76.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 1977Highest 15 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 17% below TX 34 minHighest 28% above TX
Work from home 14.7%±19.8Highest TX: 14.4% 3.6%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Gallatin and Edom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jacksonville (20%)Tyler (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdomFew 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 6.7Highest
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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