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%

Goliad$1,610/mo

Typical home $264K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $673/mo · Housing →

Wheeler$810/mo

Typical home $129K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.26% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Goliad and Wheeler.

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

B+GoliadBetter than 66% of districts in the state AWheelerBetter than 90% of districts in the state

Health

C+GoliadHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns C−WheelerHealthier 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

GoliadWheeler

Snow a year0″4″

January low43°F —

July high95°F —

Growing season (days)280d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd 81st

Outdoors & history

GoliadWheeler

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.4%0%

Settled1749 —

National Register places8 —

Community

GoliadWheeler

Library hours a week49 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

497 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GoliadTX WheelerTX

Goliad ↔ Wheeler497 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

GoliadWheeler

People

Population 1,651Highest 1,431Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.1%Lowest TX: +15.9% -6.6%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 36±9.7Lowest about the TX average 37.8±4.1Highest 6% above TX

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

Kids under 18 22.3%±3.7Lowest TX: 25% 28.7%±5.8Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 20.7%±3.8Highest TX: 13.4% 20.2%±3.9Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 18.4%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±3.5Highest TX: 6.2% 0.9%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,266±$20kLowest 46% below TX $56,346±$18kHighest 28% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $184,200±$19kHighest 35% below TX $159,000±$18kLowest 44% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $673±$231Lowest 52% below TX $994±$156Highest 29% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,921Lowest 55% below TX $2,010Highest 53% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.1%±13.4Highest TX: 51.7% 38.1%±29.4Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 26.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 18%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.6%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.8%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than TX 1973Highest 19 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest about the TX average 17 minLowest 36% below TX

Work from home 6.8%±7.5Highest TX: 14.4% 1.8%±2.7Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 15.5%Lowest 26.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 29.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Highest 0.92Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Victoria (14%)Amarillo (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WheelerFew work in Goliad

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 93.4Highest 77.1Lowest

Schools

School district GOLIAD ISD—

High school in town Goliad H S—

Students per teacherat that high school 13.2 —

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.

Goliad vs Wheeler

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Goliad

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

497 miles apart

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