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Ingleside vs Bonham

400 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.3× in Bonham) and trails (2.2× in Bonham).

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Ingleside, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 9,997 people
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Bonham, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 10,697 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.

InglesideKnown for its schools
Schools#163 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$218K typical home27% below the TX typical home Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ingleside →
BonhamOne of the healthiest towns
Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#180 most trails in TX4.9 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Housing$226K typical home25% below the TX typical home All about Bonham →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid2.3×
Bonham has the more walkable street grid
Bonham 51.4Ingleside 22.3
Trails2.2×
Bonham has more miles of trail
Bonham 4.9 miIngleside 2.2 mi
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Ingleside
Ingleside $2,914Bonham $2,194
Typical home built17 yrs
Bonham’s homes are older
Ingleside 1992Bonham 1975
★ What stands out · Report cards

Ingleside places higher on 14 of 21 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
C−InglesideSafer than 18% of U.S. towns –BonhamNot graded
Schools
BInglesideBetter than 62% of districts in the state B−BonhamBetter than 47% of districts in the state
Health
CInglesideHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns DBonhamHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
14Ingleside
6Bonham

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#339 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #309#626 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #367#180 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #163#372 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #330#561 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#476 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #599#409 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #419#266

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

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.

Ingleside$1,420/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →
Bonham$1,390/mo
Typical home $226K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,073/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.

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
InglesideBonham
Snow a year0″1″
January low50°F33°F
July high88°F94°F
Growing season (days)365d242d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th41st
Outdoors & history
InglesideBonham
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.6%1.2%
Settled—1837
National Register places—5
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—25
Community
InglesideBonham
Library hours a week53 hrs48 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

400 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

InglesideTXBonhamTX
Ingleside ↔ Bonham400 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.

InglesideBonham
People
Population 9,997Lowest 10,697Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Lowest TX: +15.9% +2.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.4±3.2Highest 5% above TX 36.7±1.7Lowest 3% above TX
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±4.5Highest TX: 25% 17.8%±3.3Lowest TX: 25%
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.3%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.7%±2.6Highest TX: 13.4%
Bonham and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.6%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2%
Bonham and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,464±$11kHighest 11% below TX $57,681±$8kLowest 26% below TX
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,200±$13kLowest 33% below TX $201,800±$61kHighest 29% below TX
Bonham and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,303±$192Highest 7% below TX $1,073±$87Lowest 24% below TX
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,914Highest 31% below TX $2,194Lowest 48% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.7%±15.2Highest TX: 51.7% 46.1%±10.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Ingleside and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10%Lowest TX: 13.8% 21.7%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 63.6%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest same as TX 1975Lowest 17 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 20% below TX 22 minHighest 18% below TX
Work from home 5.7%±3Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.3%±4.5Highest TX: 14.4%
Bonham and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.3%Lowest 21.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 44.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 1.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (24%)Dallas (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BonhamFew work in Ingleside
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 4.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.3Lowest 51.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #163 of 583 in TX#372 of 583 in TX
School district INGLESIDE ISDBONHAM ISD
High school in town Ingleside H SBonham H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Highest 12.3Lowest
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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