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Graham vs Ingleside

370 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.4× in Ingleside) and street grid (3.6× in Graham).

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Graham, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 8,792 people

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Ingleside, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 9,997 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.

GrahamKnown for its schools

Schools#141 for schools in TXof 583 towns

Outdoors#198 most walkable in TX0.5 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$217K typical home27% below the TX typical home All about Graham →

InglesideKnown for its schools

Schools#163 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$218K typical home27% below the TX typical home Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ingleside →

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.

Ingleside has more miles of trail

Ingleside 2.2 miGraham 0.5 mi

Street grid3.6×

Graham has the more walkable street grid

Graham 80.4Ingleside 22.3

Rent runs higher in Ingleside

Ingleside $1,303Graham $967

Work in town+18 pts

More of Graham’s workers stay in town

Graham 34.3%Ingleside 16.3%

Typical home built20 yrs

Graham’s homes are older

Ingleside 1992Graham 1972

Average commute6 min

Graham has the shorter commute

Ingleside 21 minGraham 15 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Graham places higher on 11 of 21 TX lists

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.

Safety

BGrahamSafer than 64% of U.S. towns C−InglesideSafer than 18% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−GrahamBetter than 79% of districts in the state BInglesideBetter than 62% of districts in the state

Health

CGrahamHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns CInglesideHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns

11Graham

8Ingleside

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #198#599 SafestSafety · 470 towns #118#393 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #574#340 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#256 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #420#250 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #170#366 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #591#419 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #23#186

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Graham’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Graham$1,400/mo

Typical home $217K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $967/mo · Housing →

Ingleside$1,420/mo

Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

GrahamIngleside

Snow a year—0″

January low—50°F

July high—88°F

Growing season (days)—365d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 77th

Outdoors & history

GrahamIngleside

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land2.9%1.6%

Settled1871 —

National Register places2 —

Archive photos17 —

Famous people born here10 —

Community

GrahamIngleside

Library hours a week38 hrs 53 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

370 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GrahamTX InglesideTX

Graham ↔ Ingleside370 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

GrahamIngleside

People

Population 8,792Lowest 9,997Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +1.4%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 37.9±3.6Highest 6% above TX 37.4±3.2Lowest 5% above TX

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

Kids under 18 25.3%±3.8Lowest TX: 25% 25.6%±4.5Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 20%±3.3Highest TX: 13.4% 12.3%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 19%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,587±$13kLowest 19% below TX $69,464±$11kHighest 11% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $183,800±$20kLowest 35% below TX $189,200±$13kHighest 33% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $967±$63Lowest 31% below TX $1,303±$192Highest 7% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,669Lowest 37% below TX $2,914Highest 31% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.8%±12Lowest TX: 51.7% 53.7%±15.2Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 18.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 10%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 44% below TX 21 minHighest 20% below TX

Work from home 1.2%±1.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.7%±3Highest TX: 14.4%

Work in townworking residents 34.3%Highest 16.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Lowest 1.24Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (4%)Corpus Christi (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in InglesideFew work in Graham

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 2.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.4Highest 22.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #141 of 583 in TX #163 of 583 in TX

School district GRAHAM ISDINGLESIDE ISD

High school in town Graham H SIngleside H S

Students per teacherat that high school 13.9Highest 13.7Lowest

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.

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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.