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Joshua vs Cleburne

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+26.6 pts in Joshua) and property tax bill (+81% in Joshua).

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Joshua, TXHomes around $354KTexas · 8,550 people
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Cleburne, TXHomes around $270KTexas · 34,344 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.

JoshuaHomes around $354K
Housing$354K typical home18% above the TX typical home Schools#171 for schools in TXof 583 towns Health56% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Joshua →
CleburneHomes around $270K
Housing$270K typical home10% below the TX typical home Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#244 most conserved land in TX3.4 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves All about Cleburne →
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+26.6 pts
Joshua has grown faster since 2010
Joshua +33.5%Cleburne +6.9%
Property tax bill+81%
Tax bills are bigger in Joshua
Joshua $5,726Cleburne $3,162
Home values+53%
Homes cost more in Joshua
Joshua $338,100Cleburne $221,100
Size4×
Cleburne is the bigger place
Cleburne 34,344Joshua 8,550
Work in town+16.7 pts
More of Cleburne’s workers stay in town
Cleburne 23.1%Joshua 6.4%
Jobs per worker+65%
Cleburne is more of a job hub
Cleburne 0.99Joshua 0.60
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $620 more a month in Joshua

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.

Joshua$2,350/mo
Typical home $354K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $1,361/mo · Housing →
Cleburne$1,740/mo
Typical home $270K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $1,322/mo · Housing →

The difference: $620 a month, about $7,400 a year, between Joshua and Cleburne.

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

Joshua places higher on 11 of 22 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
A−JoshuaSafer than 75% of U.S. towns B−CleburneSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−JoshuaBetter than 80% of districts in the state C+CleburneBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
C+JoshuaHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns CCleburneHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns
11Joshua
10Cleburne

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #179#452 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #500#244 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #119#345 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #171#350 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #267#391 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #330#505 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #507#327 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #195#374

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

Where they are

Joshua and Cleburne share a border

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

JoshuaCleburneJoshuaCleburne
Joshua ↔ Cleburne7.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
217 Joshua residents work in Cleburne (5.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Joshua →
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
JoshuaCleburne
Snow a year0″1″
January low34°F33°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)236d240d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd52nd
Outdoors & history
JoshuaCleburne
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.4%2.6%
Settled18811867
National Register places—5
Archive photos—10
Famous people born here133
Community
JoshuaCleburne
Library hours a week42 hrs45 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.

JoshuaCleburne
People
Population 8,550Lowest 34,344Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +33.5%Highest TX: +15.9% +6.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.7±4.9Highest 3% above TX 35±1.9Lowest about the TX average
Joshua and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±5.2Highest TX: 25% 26.5%±2.5Lowest TX: 25%
Joshua and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±4Highest TX: 13.4% 14.6%±1.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Joshua and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 20.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2% 3%±0.8Lowest TX: 6.2%
Joshua and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,117±$20kLowest 13% below TX $70,656±$7kHighest 10% below TX
Cleburne and Joshua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $338,100±$23kHighest 19% above TX $221,100±$13kLowest 22% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,361±$152Highest about the TX average $1,322±$44Lowest 6% below TX
Joshua and Cleburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,726Highest 35% above TX $3,162Lowest 25% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 82.3%±16.5Highest TX: 51.7% 52.7%±7.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 19.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 10%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 60.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX 1983Lowest 9 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 14% above TX 25 minLowest 5% below TX
Work from home 8.3%±3.8Highest TX: 14.4% 3.6%±0.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 6.4%Lowest 23.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Lowest 0.99Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (24%)Fort Worth (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in CleburneFew work in Joshua
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.4Lowest 45.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #171 of 583 in TX#350 of 583 in TX
School district JOSHUA ISDALVARADO ISD · BURLESON ISD
High school in town Joshua H SCleburne H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.9Highest 12.8Lowest
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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