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Ingleside vs Graham

370 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.4× in Ingleside) and street grid (3.6× in Graham).

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Ingleside, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 9,997 people

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Graham, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 8,792 people

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 →

GrahamKnown for its schools

Schools#141 for schools in TXof 583 towns

Outdoors#198 most walkable in TX0.5 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$217K typical home27% below the TX typical home All about Graham →

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.

Ingleside has more miles of trail

Ingleside 2.2 miGraham 0.5 mi

Street grid3.6×

Graham has the more walkable street grid

Graham 80.4Ingleside 22.3

Rent runs higher in Ingleside

Ingleside $1,303Graham $967

Work in town+18 pts

More of Graham’s workers stay in town

Graham 34.3%Ingleside 16.3%

Typical home built20 yrs

Graham’s homes are older

Ingleside 1992Graham 1972

Average commute6 min

Graham has the shorter commute

Ingleside 21 minGraham 15 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Graham places higher on 11 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 BGrahamSafer than 64% of U.S. towns

Schools

BInglesideBetter than 62% of districts in the state A−GrahamBetter than 79% of districts in the state

Health

CInglesideHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns CGrahamHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns

8Ingleside

11Graham

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #599#198 SafestSafety · 470 towns #393#118 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #340#574 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#476 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #250#420 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #366#170 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #419#591 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #186#23

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.

Down paymentRate%

Ingleside$1,420/mo

Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →

Graham$1,400/mo

Typical home $217K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $967/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

InglesideGraham

Snow a year0″—

January low50°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)365d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 31st

Outdoors & history

InglesideGraham

Trails2 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.6%2.9%

Settled—1871

National Register places—2

Archive photos—17

Famous people born here—10

Community

InglesideGraham

Library hours a week53 hrs 38 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

370 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

InglesideTX GrahamTX

Ingleside ↔ Graham370 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

InglesideGraham

People

Population 9,997Highest 8,792Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Highest TX: +15.9% -1.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 37.4±3.2Lowest 5% above TX 37.9±3.6Highest 6% above TX

Graham and Ingleside 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% 25.3%±3.8Lowest TX: 25%

Ingleside and Graham 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% 20%±3.3Highest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19%Lowest TX: 33.8% 24.5%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2% 1.6%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2%

Ingleside and Graham 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 $63,587±$13kLowest 19% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,200±$13kHighest 33% below TX $183,800±$20kLowest 35% below TX

Ingleside and Graham 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 $967±$63Lowest 31% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,914Highest 31% below TX $2,669Lowest 37% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.7%±15.2Highest TX: 51.7% 51.8%±12Lowest TX: 51.7%

Ingleside and Graham 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% 18.4%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 67.1%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest same as TX 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 20% below TX 15 minLowest 44% below TX

Work from home 5.7%±3Highest TX: 14.4% 1.2%±1.4Lowest TX: 14.4%

Work in townworking residents 16.3%Lowest 34.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.87Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (24%)Fort Worth (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GrahamFew work in Ingleside

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.3Lowest 80.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #163 of 583 in TX #141 of 583 in TX

School district INGLESIDE ISDGRAHAM ISD

High school in town Ingleside H SGraham H S

Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Lowest 13.9Highest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Bordering Ingleside

Corpus Christi317,419 people · $210K homes

Ingleside on the Bay745 people · $306K homes

Aransas Pass8,972 people · $236K homes

Towns like Ingleside

Bonham10,697 people · $202K homes

Lampasas7,671 people · $199K homes

Henderson13,385 people · $174K homes

Kirby8,117 people · $166K homes

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.