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%

Henrietta$1,170/mo

Typical home $184K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $790/mo · Housing →

Palacios$1,330/mo

Typical home $198K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.75% · or rent about $785/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Palacios and Henrietta.

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

Henrietta places higher on 12 of 20 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

–HenriettaNot graded C+PalaciosSafer than 36% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+HenriettaBetter than 74% of districts in the state BPalaciosBetter than 58% of districts in the state

Health

C+HenriettaHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns C+PalaciosHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns

12Henrietta

7Palacios

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#18 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #124#488 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#339 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #469#171 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #226#423 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #440#614 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #348#511 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #431#291

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

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

HenriettaPalacios

Snow a year1″0″

January low29°F 46°F

July high97°F 91°F

Growing season (days)221d 321d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 87th

Outdoors & history

HenriettaPalacios

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.9%2%

Settled1857 1903

National Register places1 4

Community

HenriettaPalacios

Library hours a week38 hrs 40 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

371 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HenriettaTX PalaciosTX

Henrietta ↔ Palacios371 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

HenriettaPalacios

People

Population 3,167Lowest 4,388Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1%Highest TX: +15.9% -6.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 48.3±5.6Highest 36% above TX 46.2±10.4Lowest 30% above TX

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

Kids under 18 20.8%±5Highest TX: 25% 17.4%±7.3Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 25.8%±5.3Highest TX: 13.4% 22.9%±7.7Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 22.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±2.2Highest TX: 6.2% 3.7%±2.9Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,630±$10kHighest 15% below TX $52,620±$17kLowest 33% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $145,600±$14kLowest 49% below TX $153,800±$67kHighest 46% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $790±$98Highest 44% below TX $785±$300Lowest 44% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,976Lowest 53% below TX $2,695Highest 36% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.3%±26.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 89.6%±26.4Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 8.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 19.2%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 84%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 17 yrs older than TX 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 25% below TX 24 minHighest 12% below TX

Work from home 5.3%±5.9Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±0.8Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 19%Highest 10.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 56.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.27Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Wichita Falls (27%)Houston (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PalaciosFew work in Henrietta

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.2Highest 51.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #139 of 583 in TX #238 of 583 in TX

School district HENRIETTA ISDPALACIOS ISD

High school in town Henrietta H SPalacios Junior Senior H S

Students per teacherat that high school 8.6Lowest 11.2Highest

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.

Henrietta vs Palacios

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Palacios

Henrietta places higher on 12 of 20 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

371 miles apart

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