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Katy vs Corinth

243 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.9× in Katy) and trails (6.5× in Katy).

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Katy, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 25,184 people

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Corinth, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 23,385 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.

KatyKnown for its schools

Schools#53 for schools in TXof 583 towns Work28,202 jobsbased in Katy, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Katy →

CorinthAn outdoors town

Outdoors#84 most walkable in TX1.0 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 85%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#131 for schools in TXof 583 towns All about Corinth →

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.

Jobs per worker7.9×

Katy is more of a job hub

Katy 2.77Corinth 0.35

Katy has more miles of trail

Katy 6.5 miCorinth 1.0 mi

Growth since 2010+41.8 pts

Katy has grown faster since 2010

Katy +55.3%Corinth +13.5%

Work in town+10.2 pts

More of Katy’s workers stay in town

Katy 13.1%Corinth 2.9%

Average commute5 min

Corinth has the shorter commute

Katy 31 minCorinth 27 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Katy places higher on 10 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−KatySafer than 17% of U.S. towns A−CorinthSafer than 77% of U.S. towns

Schools

AKatyBetter than 88% of districts in the state BCorinthBetter than 55% of districts in the state

Health

AKatyHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns A−CorinthHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns

10Katy

9Corinth

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

SafestSafety · 470 towns #398#51 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #408#116 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #204#364 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #60#246 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#256 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #231#59 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #516#366 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #222#84

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Corinth

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%

Katy$2,240/mo

Typical home $332K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $1,602/mo · Housing →

Corinth$2,710/mo

Typical home $408K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.68% · or rent about $1,891/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Corinth and Katy.

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

KatyCorinth

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 48th

Outdoors & history

KatyCorinth

Trails7 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1%6.3%

Settled1945 1909

National Register places2 —

Archive photos—1

Community

KatyCorinth

Library hours a week47 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

243 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KatyTX CorinthTX

Katy ↔ Corinth243 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

KatyCorinth

People

Population 25,184Highest 23,385Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +55.3%Highest TX: +15.9% +13.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 37.6±2Lowest 6% above TX 40.2±1.7Highest 13% above TX

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

Kids under 18 28.4%±3.5Highest TX: 25% 22.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 11.1%±1.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.4%±1.7Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 48.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 45.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.2%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $114,912±$16kLowest 46% above TX $120,580±$10kHighest 54% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $401,700±$23kHighest 42% above TX $375,600±$12kLowest 32% above TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,602±$210Lowest 14% above TX $1,891±$157Highest 35% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $7,207Highest 70% above TX $6,308Lowest 49% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±11.9Highest TX: 51.7% 62.2%±13.9Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 8.1%Highest TX: 13.8% 3.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 76.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 17% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average

Work from home 18%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4% 16.9%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 13.1%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.77Highest 0.35Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (49%)Dallas (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorinthFew work in Katy

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 6.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 6.5 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 16Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.9Lowest 103Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #53 of 583 in TX #131 of 583 in TX

School district ARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY · KATY ISDTEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES · DENTON ISD

High school in town Katy H SLake Dallas H S

Students per teacherat that high school 15.4Lowest 15.6Highest

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.

Katy neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Katy

Houston2,328,253 people · $278K homes

Towns like Katy

Sachse30,491 people · $406K homes

Cibolo35,109 people · $352K homes

Buda15,859 people · $447K homes

Melissa20,136 people · $454K 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.