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Hemphill vs Kountze

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.9× in Hemphill) and average commute (9 min in Hemphill).

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Hemphill, TXA regional job hubTexas · 1,488 people
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Kountze, TXHomes around $219KTexas · 2,367 people
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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.

HemphillA regional job hub
Work1,010 jobsbased in Hemphill, a regional job hub Health72% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$221K typical home26% below the TX typical home All about Hemphill →
KountzeHomes around $219K
Housing$219K typical home27% below the TX typical home SafetySafer than 68%of U.S. towns we grade Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Kountze →
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.

Jobs per worker4.9×
Hemphill is more of a job hub
Hemphill 3.21Kountze 0.65
Average commute9 min
Hemphill has the shorter commute
Kountze 32 minHemphill 22 min
Typical home built25 yrs
Hemphill’s homes are older
Kountze 1995Hemphill 1970
Work in town+15.3 pts
More of Hemphill’s workers stay in town
Hemphill 23.5%Kountze 8.2%
Growth since 2010+7.4 pts
Kountze has grown faster since 2010
Kountze -6.7%Hemphill -14.1%
Street grid+63%
Kountze has the more walkable street grid
Kountze 67.2Hemphill 41.3
★ What stands out · 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.

Hemphill$1,330/mo
Typical home $221K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $882/mo · Housing →
Kountze$1,350/mo
Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $873/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.

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.

Safety
–HemphillNot graded B+KountzeSafer than 68% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−HemphillBetter than 48% of districts in the state B−KountzeBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
CHemphillHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns CKountzeHealthier than 35% 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
HemphillKountze
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th44th
Outdoors & history
HemphillKountze
Settled—1881
National Register places—1
Community
HemphillKountze
Library hours a week32 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HemphillTXKountzeTX
Hemphill ↔ Kountze72 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.

HemphillKountze
People
Population 1,488Lowest 2,367Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.1%Lowest TX: +15.9% -6.7%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.7±6.1Highest 5% below TX 33.6±4.2Lowest 6% below TX
Hemphill and Kountze are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.3%±10Highest TX: 25% 27.8%±4.6Lowest TX: 25%
Hemphill and Kountze are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±5.1Highest TX: 13.4% 16.7%±3.5Lowest TX: 13.4%
Hemphill and Kountze are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.9%Lowest TX: 33.8% 22.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±3.6Highest TX: 6.2% 3.5%±2.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Hemphill and Kountze are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,260±$16kHighest 14% below TX $65,969±$4kLowest 16% below TX
Hemphill and Kountze are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,700±$29kLowest 56% below TX $127,300±$49kHighest 55% below TX
Kountze and Hemphill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $882±$365Highest 37% below TX $873±$56Lowest 38% below TX
Hemphill and Kountze are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,155Lowest 73% below TX $1,423Highest 66% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.2%±11.8Highest TX: 51.7% 28.5%±8.3Lowest TX: 51.7%
Hemphill and Kountze are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 11.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65%Lowest TX: 62.6% 66.9%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than TX 1995Highest 3 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 17% below TX 32 minHighest 18% above TX
Work from home 7.2%±11.3Highest TX: 14.4% 2.9%±1.6Lowest TX: 14.4%
Hemphill and Kountze are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.5%Highest 8.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 47.3 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.21Highest 0.65Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (6%)Beaumont (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KountzeFew work in Hemphill
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.3Lowest 67.2Highest
Schools
School district HEMPHILL ISDHARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD · KOUNTZE ISD
High school in town Hemphill H SKountze H S
Students per teacherat that high school 8.5Lowest 9.4Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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