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Hilltop vs Dilley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (7.2× in Dilley) and size (5.5× in Dilley).

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Hilltop, TXA small town of 688Texas · 688 people
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Dilley, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,769 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.

HilltopA small town of 688
Quiet strengthsHilltop doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hilltop →
DilleyAn outdoors town
Outdoors#15 most conserved land in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 21%of TX districts Housing$162K typical home46% below the TX typical home All about Dilley →
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.

Street grid7.2×
Dilley has the more walkable street grid
Dilley 63.7Hilltop 8.8
Size5.5×
Dilley is the bigger place
Dilley 3,769Hilltop 688
Average commute15 min
Dilley has the shorter commute
Hilltop 35 minDilley 20 min
Conserved land+27.4 pts
Dilley has more conserved land
Dilley 27.4%Hilltop 0%
Homeowners+22.3 pts renters
Hilltop has more renters
Dilley 63.3%Hilltop 41%
Median age9.8 yrs
Dilley skews older
Dilley 37Hilltop 27.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hilltop and Dilley share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HilltopDilleyHilltopDilley
Hilltop ↔ Dilley1.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
10 Hilltop residents work in Dilley (12% of its workers)
Work & commute in Hilltop →
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
–HilltopNot graded B+DilleySafer than 71% of U.S. towns
Schools
–HilltopNot graded C−DilleyBetter than 21% of districts in the state
Health
–HilltopNot graded DDilleyHealthier than 14% 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
HilltopDilley
Snow a year0″0″
January low—42°F
July high—97°F
Growing season (days)—296d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th4th
Outdoors & history
HilltopDilley
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—27.4%
Community
HilltopDilley
Library hours a week—41 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.

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.

HilltopDilley
People
Population 688Lowest 3,769Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -15.9% TX: +15.9%
Median age 27.2±2.1Lowest 24% below TX 37±3.5Highest 4% above TX
Kids under 18 28.3%±12.4Highest TX: 25% 22.5%±7.6Lowest TX: 25%
Hilltop and Dilley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10%±9.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 11.1%±3.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Dilley and Hilltop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest TX: 33.8% 17.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.2%±4.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Dilley and Hilltop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $62,600±$23k 20% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $106,400±$16k 63% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,279±$663 9% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,546 63% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 30.3%±24.8 TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 51.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 8.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 41%Lowest TX: 62.6% 63.3%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2013Highest 21 yrs newer than TX 1985Lowest 7 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 31% above TX 20 minLowest 27% below TX
Work from home 0%±6.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 1.8%±3.2Highest TX: 14.4%
Dilley and Hilltop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Lowest 12.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 71.8 miHighest 68.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.14Highest 0.68Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (16%)San Antonio (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 12% work in DilleyFew work in Hilltop
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 27.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.8Lowest 63.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#542 of 583 in TX
School district —DILLEY ISD
High school in town —Dilley H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.6
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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