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Hutto vs Converse

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+36.7 pts in Hutto) and home values (+47% in Hutto).

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Hutto, TXHomes around $330KTexas · 35,483 people
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Converse, TXHomes around $241KTexas · 29,607 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.

HuttoHomes around $330K
Housing$330K typical home10% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#277 most walkable in TX6.0 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves All about Hutto →
ConverseHomes around $241K
Housing$241K typical home20% below the TX typical home Outdoors#165 most conserved land in TX4.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Converse →
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.

Growth since 2010+36.7 pts
Hutto has grown faster since 2010
Hutto +87.6%Converse +50.9%
Home values+47%
Homes cost more in Hutto
Hutto $365,700Converse $248,400
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Hutto
Hutto $6,790Converse $4,590
Rent+33%
Rent runs higher in Hutto
Hutto $2,255Converse $1,693
Household income+26%
Households in Hutto earn more
Hutto $118,834Converse $94,222
Jobs per worker+50%
Converse is more of a job hub
Converse 0.33Hutto 0.22
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Hutto

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.

Hutto$2,240/mo
Typical home $330K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.86% · or rent about $2,255/mo · Housing →
Converse$1,630/mo
Typical home $241K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $1,693/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Hutto and Converse.

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

Hutto places higher on 16 of 25 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
B+HuttoSafer than 73% of U.S. towns CConverseSafer than 25% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+HuttoBetter than 42% of districts in the state C−ConverseBetter than 18% of districts in the state
Health
B+HuttoHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns B−ConverseHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns
16Hutto
9Converse

Lists won, of 25 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 470 towns #79#353 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #271#499 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #323#506 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #296#165 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #113#154 Most affordableCost of living · 651 towns #519#377 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#383 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #182#302

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Hutto’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
HuttoConverse
Snow a year0″0″
January low—41°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—277d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th62nd
Outdoors & history
HuttoConverse
Trails6 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.9%4.4%
Settled1855—
National Register places1—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here3—
Community
HuttoConverse
Library hours a week47 hrs42 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

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HuttoTXConverseTX
Hutto ↔ Converse84 miles apart
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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.

HuttoConverse
People
Population 35,483Highest 29,607Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +87.6%Highest TX: +15.9% +50.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.6±1.4Highest about the TX average 33.8±2Lowest 5% below TX
Hutto and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±2.7Lowest TX: 25% 27.7%±3.5Highest TX: 25%
Converse and Hutto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.7%±1.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 11.1%±2.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 33.9%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.4%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Converse and Hutto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,834±$10kHighest 51% above TX $94,222±$13kLowest 20% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $365,700±$13kHighest 29% above TX $248,400±$10kLowest 12% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,255±$209Highest 61% above TX $1,693±$128Lowest 21% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,790Highest 60% above TX $4,590Lowest 8% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.2%±16.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 65.1%±15.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Converse and Hutto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 11.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 74.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2010Highest 18 yrs newer than TX 2003Lowest 11 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 10% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 17.7%±2.1Highest TX: 14.4% 13.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Hutto and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (41%)San Antonio (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ConverseFew work in Hutto
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.0 miHighest 4.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.6Lowest 78.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #323 of 583 in TX#506 of 583 in TX
School district HUTTO ISDIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · JUDSON ISD
High school in town Hutto H SJudson H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.1Highest 14.8Lowest
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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