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%

Justin$2,440/mo

Typical home $365K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $2,000/mo · Housing →

Krum$2,170/mo

Typical home $331K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,974/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Justin and Krum.

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

Justin places higher on 11 of 20 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.

Schools

B+JustinBetter than 72% of districts in the state B+KrumBetter than 71% of districts in the state

Health

A−JustinHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns B+KrumHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns

11Justin

9Krum

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #146#341 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #212#41 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#566 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #286#147 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #25#112 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #634#535 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#252 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #83#171

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Justin’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

JustinKrum

Snow a year0″0″

January low—34°F

July high—95°F

Growing season (days)—249d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd 37th

Outdoors & history

JustinKrum

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.9%2.8%

Settled1848 1886

Archive photos—5

Famous people born here—3

Community

JustinKrum

Library hours a week45 hrs 42 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

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

JustinKrum

Justin ↔ Krum13 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

JustinKrum

People

Population 5,447Lowest 6,189Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +35.8%Highest TX: +15.9% +31.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 35.2±6.4Lowest about the TX average 35.9±3.1Highest about the TX average

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

Kids under 18 31.1%±7.6Highest TX: 25% 28.4%±5.6Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 9.3%±3.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 9.9%±2.8Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.9%Highest TX: 33.8% 36.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±3.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.8%±2.9Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $114,157±$15kLowest 45% above TX $124,405±$17kHighest 59% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $406,800±$36kHighest 43% above TX $336,500±$17kLowest 19% above TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,000±$1kHighest 43% above TX $1,974±$486Lowest 41% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $7,014Highest 66% above TX $5,363Lowest 27% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.2%±34.2Highest TX: 51.7% 36.3%±18.5Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 0.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 3.9%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 75.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 19 yrs newer than TX 2005Lowest 13 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 48% above TX 32 minLowest 20% above TX

Work from home 20.5%±9.2Highest TX: 14.4% 17%±6.4Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (13%)Denton (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KrumFew work in Justin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.2Highest 59.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #235 of 583 in TX #190 of 583 in TX

School district NORTHWEST ISDKRUM ISD

High school in town None in townKrum H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 14.3

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

Deciding?

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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.

Justin vs Krum

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Justin

Justin places higher on 11 of 20 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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