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Garrett vs Celeste

69 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+66% in Garrett) and street grid (2.7× in Celeste).

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Garrett, TXA small town of 1,260Texas · 1,260 people

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Celeste, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 1,019 people

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.

GarrettA small town of 1,260

Quiet strengthsGarrett doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Garrett →

CelesteOne of the healthiest towns

Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$354K typical home18% above the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 63%of TX districts All about Celeste →

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.

Rent runs higher in Garrett

Garrett $1,593Celeste $959

Street grid2.7×

Celeste has the more walkable street grid

Celeste 61.3Garrett 22.9

Average commute17 min

Garrett has the shorter commute

Celeste 37 minGarrett 20 min

Jobs per worker2.7×

Celeste is more of a job hub

Celeste 0.49Garrett 0.18

Property tax bill+44%

Tax bills are bigger in Celeste

Celeste $2,040Garrett $1,417

Typical home built17 yrs

Celeste’s homes are older

Garrett 1991Celeste 1974

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,400 more a month in Celeste

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%

Garrett$780/mo

Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $1,593/mo · Housing →

Celeste$2,180/mo

Typical home $354K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $959/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,400 a month, about $16,900 a year, between Celeste and Garrett.

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

–GarrettNot graded BCelesteBetter than 63% of districts in the state

Health

BGarrettHealthier than 56% of U.S. towns C−CelesteHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns

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

GarrettCeleste

Snow a year0″0″

January low36°F —

July high94°F —

Growing season (days)256d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th 44th

Outdoors & history

GarrettCeleste

Conserved land—0%

Community

GarrettCeleste

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

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GarrettTX CelesteTX

Garrett ↔ Celeste69 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

GarrettCeleste

People

Population 1,260Highest 1,019Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.9%Highest TX: +15.9% -0.6%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 25.4±7Lowest 29% below TX 27.8±5.3Highest 22% below TX

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

Kids under 18 41.7%±19Highest TX: 25% 33%±17.1Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 6.8%±5.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 8.2%±4.5Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.9%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±2.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.4%±4Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,792±$35kHighest about the TX average $54,375±$23kLowest 31% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,800±$60kLowest 56% below TX $184,700±$29kHighest 35% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,593±$279Highest 14% above TX $959±$165Lowest 32% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,417Lowest 67% below TX $2,040Highest 52% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.3%±4.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 61.9%±36.5Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 21.2%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 68.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 1 yr older than TX 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 24% below TX 37 minHighest 39% above TX

Work from home 17.1%±15.1Highest TX: 14.4% 9.3%±6.1Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 35.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.49Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Ennis (25%)Dallas (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CelesteFew work in Garrett

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.9Lowest 61.3Highest

Schools

School district —CELESTE ISD

High school in town —Celeste H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 7.6

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.

Garrett neighborsTown Square →

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Celeste neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Garrett

Ennis22,588 people · $260K homes

Towns like Garrett

Beasley999 people

Rio Vista1,312 people · $195K homes

Alvord1,294 people · $213K homes

Newark1,177 people · $138K homes

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.