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Ingleside vs Kirby

131 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (22× in Ingleside) and street grid (3.7× in Kirby).

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Ingleside, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 9,997 people
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Kirby, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 8,117 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Ingleside 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Ingleside

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 →
Kirby$1,170/mo
Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.86% · or rent about $1,182/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Ingleside and Kirby.

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
InglesideKirby
Snow a year0″0″
January low50°F40°F
July high88°F94°F
Growing season (days)365d277d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th40th
Outdoors & history
InglesideKirby
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.6%7.3%
Settled—1955
Community
InglesideKirby
Library hours a week53 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

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ingleside ↔ Kirby131 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.

InglesideKirby
People
Population 9,997Highest 8,117Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Lowest TX: +15.9% +1.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.4±3.2Lowest 5% above TX 38.1±3.5Highest 7% above TX
Kirby and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±4.5Lowest TX: 25% 26.9%±7Highest TX: 25%
Kirby and Ingleside 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% 20.2%±6Highest TX: 13.4%
Kirby 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% 15.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.8%±1.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Kirby 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 $55,532±$8kLowest 29% below TX
Ingleside and Kirby 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 $165,500±$6kLowest 42% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,303±$192Highest 7% below TX $1,182±$139Lowest 16% below TX
Ingleside and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,914Lowest 31% below TX $3,075Highest 27% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.7%±15.2Highest TX: 51.7% 40.5%±22.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Ingleside and Kirby 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% 13.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 66.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest same as TX 1978Lowest 14 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 20% below TX 24 minHighest 9% below TX
Work from home 5.7%±3Highest TX: 14.4% 5.2%±3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Ingleside and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.3%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (24%)San Antonio (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KirbyFew work in Ingleside
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 7.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.3Lowest 81.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #163 of 583 in TX#556 of 583 in TX
School district INGLESIDE ISDJUDSON ISD
High school in town Ingleside H SJudson Learning Acad
Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Highest 13.0Lowest
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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