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%

Hamlin$770/mo

Typical home $108K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.28% · or rent about $858/mo · Housing →

Eden$950/mo

Typical home $139K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.89% · or rent about $527/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Eden and Hamlin.

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

C−HamlinBetter than 21% of districts in the state DEdenBetter than 12% of districts in the state

Health

CHamlinHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns C−EdenHealthier than 22% 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

HamlinEden

Snow a year3″—

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th 26th

Outdoors & history

HamlinEden

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled1907 —

Community

HamlinEden

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

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HamlinTX EdenTX

Hamlin ↔ Eden117 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

HamlinEden

People

Population 2,011Highest 1,730Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.8%Highest TX: +15.9% -60.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 39.4±5Lowest 11% above TX 41.4±3Highest 16% above TX

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

Kids under 18 22.2%±7Highest TX: 25% 9.4%±3.2Lowest TX: 25%

Age 65+ 18.5%±3.3Highest TX: 13.4% 15.2%±4Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Highest TX: 33.8% 11.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.4%±3.8Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,625±$18kHighest 23% below TX $47,321±$24kLowest 40% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $73,200±$14kLowest 74% below TX $78,100±$21kHighest 72% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $858±$84Highest 39% below TX $527±$90Lowest 62% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,667Highest 61% below TX $1,478Lowest 65% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.2%±19.7Lowest TX: 51.7% 62.5%±100Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 13.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 17.3%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 71.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX 1966Highest 26 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 11% above TX 26 minLowest about the TX average

Work from home 6.7%±4.3Highest TX: 14.4% 2.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 23.2%Highest 15.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miLowest 104.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Lowest 1.94Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Abilene (18%)San Angelo (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdenFew work in Hamlin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.3Lowest 67.5Highest

Schools

School district HAMLIN COLLEGIATE ISD—

High school in town Hamlin Collegiate H S—

Students per teacherat that high school 8.4 —

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.

Hamlin vs Eden

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Eden

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

117 miles apart

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