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Gallatin vs Texline

546 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (35.7× in Texline) and street grid (12.3× in Texline).

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Gallatin, TXA small town of 384Texas · 384 people
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Texline, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 569 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 →
TexlineKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 92%of TX districts All about Texline →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker35.7×
Texline is more of a job hub
Texline 1.07Gallatin 0.03
Street grid12.3×
Texline has the more walkable street grid
Texline 70.1Gallatin 5.7
Age 65++19.9 pts
Texline has more people 65 and up
Texline 29%Gallatin 9.1%
Property tax bill+56%
Tax bills are bigger in Gallatin
Gallatin $1,177Texline $753
Typical home built18 yrs
Gallatin’s homes are older
Texline 1991Gallatin 1973
Average commute6 min
Gallatin has the shorter commute
Texline 28 minGallatin 22 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Gallatin

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 →
Texline$630/mo
Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Gallatin and Texline.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
–GallatinNot graded ATexlineBetter than 92% of districts in the state
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
GallatinTexline
Snow a year0″22″
January low—21°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th26th
Outdoors & history
GallatinTexline
Famous people born here1—
Community
GallatinTexline
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

546 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GallatinTXTexlineTX
Gallatin ↔ Texline546 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.

GallatinTexline
People
Population 384Lowest 569Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -11.6% TX: +15.9%
Median age 31.9±4.1Lowest 10% below TX 33.1±9.1Highest 7% below TX
Texline and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±6.5Lowest TX: 25% 36%±5.1Highest TX: 25%
Texline 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% 29%±10.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 17%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 2.3%±3.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Texline 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 $68,625±$43kLowest 13% below TX
Gallatin and Texline 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 $107,300±$59kLowest 62% below TX
Gallatin and Texline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$696Highest 37% below TX $800±$355Lowest 43% below TX
Gallatin and Texline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,177Highest 72% below TX $753Lowest 82% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.3%±78.6Highest TX: 51.7% 29.2%±28.3Lowest TX: 51.7%
Gallatin and Texline 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% 6.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 68%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 1991Highest 1 yr older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 17% below TX 28 minHighest 6% above TX
Work from home 14.7%±19.8Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±8.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Gallatin and Texline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 36.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jacksonville (20%)Dalhart (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TexlineFew work in Gallatin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
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 70.1Highest
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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