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Goree vs Kirvin 220 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in Goree) and typical home built (28 yrs in Goree).
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.
Goree A small town of 131
Quiet strengths Goree doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Kirvin A small town of 65
Quiet strengths Kirvin doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.
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.
Outdoors & history
Famous people born here 1 —
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 220 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Goree ↔ Kirvin 220 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
131 Highest 65 Lowest
Median age
52 ±5.2 Highest 46% above TX 46.6 ±8.7 Lowest 31% above TX
Kids under 18
9.2% ±21.6 Lowest TX: 25% 12.3% ±52.7 Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+
25.2% ±26 Highest TX: 13.4% 20% ±61.4 Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
9.7% Lowest TX: 33.8% 12.8% Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2% ±14.7 Highest TX: 6.2% 4.6% ±24.7 Lowest TX: 6.2%
Household incomemedian
$53,333 ±$21k Lowest 32% below TX $89,000 ±$30k Highest 13% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $116,100 ±$30k 59% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly
$729 Highest 83% below TX $700 Lowest 83% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100% ±100 Highest TX: 51.7% 0% ±100 Lowest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line
16.8% Highest TX: 13.8% 7.7% Lowest TX: 13.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
90% Highest TX: 62.6% 79.2% Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1963 Lowest 29 yrs older than TX 1991 Highest 1 yr older than TX
Average commuteone way
17 min Lowest 37% below TX 38 min Highest 42% above TX
Work from home
1.5% ±2.9 Lowest TX: 14.4% 2.3% ±4.4 Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents
1.5% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
63.8 mi Highest 47.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.28 Highest 0.20 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Munday (17%) Corsicana (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Kirvin Few work in Goree
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
59.6 Lowest 72.4 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Goree 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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