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Kendleton vs Buckholts

119 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+92% in Kendleton) and home values (+87% in Kendleton).

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Kendleton, TXHomes around $178KTexas · 434 people
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Buckholts, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 374 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.

KendletonHomes around $178K
Housing$178K typical home41% below the TX typical home All about Kendleton →
BuckholtsKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 4%of TX districts All about Buckholts →
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.

Rent+92%
Rent runs higher in Kendleton
Kendleton $1,365Buckholts $710
Home values+87%
Homes cost more in Kendleton
Kendleton $141,300Buckholts $75,600
Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Kendleton
Kendleton $1,333Buckholts $700
Jobs per worker2×
Buckholts is more of a job hub
Buckholts 0.14Kendleton 0.07
Street grid+43%
Buckholts has the more walkable street grid
Buckholts 42.8Kendleton 30.0
Typical home built12 yrs
Kendleton’s homes are older
Buckholts 1985Kendleton 1973
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Buckholts

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.

Kendleton$1,070/mo
Typical home $178K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $1,365/mo · Housing →
Buckholts$1,780/mo
Typical home $297K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $710/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Buckholts and Kendleton.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
–KendletonNot graded D−BuckholtsBetter than 4% of districts in the state
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
KendletonBuckholts
Snow a year0″0″
January low—39°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—261d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd23rd
Outdoors & history
KendletonBuckholts
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places1—
Community
KendletonBuckholts
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

119 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KendletonTXBuckholtsTX
Kendleton ↔ Buckholts119 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.

KendletonBuckholts
People
Population 434Highest 374Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -29.1% TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.9±22.6Highest about the TX average 31.3±13.1Lowest 12% below TX
Kendleton and Buckholts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.4%±6.5Highest TX: 25% 31.8%±5.6Lowest TX: 25%
Kendleton and Buckholts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.4%±8.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 18.7%±9.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Buckholts and Kendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.2%Highest TX: 33.8% 3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±5.2Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±5.7Lowest TX: 6.2%
Kendleton and Buckholts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $31,875±$19kLowest 59% below TX $33,333±$19kHighest 58% below TX
Buckholts and Kendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,300±$38kHighest 50% below TX $75,600±$22kLowest 73% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,365±$480Highest about the TX average $710±$154Lowest 49% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,333Highest 69% below TX $700Lowest 83% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.6%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 63.9%±33Lowest TX: 51.7%
Kendleton and Buckholts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 44.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 47.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 54.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 1985Highest 7 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 29 minHighest 7% above TX
Work from home 6.2%±10.2Highest TX: 14.4% 1.3%±3.7Lowest TX: 14.4%
Kendleton and Buckholts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miLowest 41.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (34%)Temple (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BuckholtsFew work in Kendleton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.0Lowest 42.8Highest
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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