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Kirby vs Ingleside

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

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

KirbyAn outdoors town
Outdoors#93 most conserved land in TX0.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Housing$172K typical home43% below the TX typical home SafetySafer than 12%of U.S. towns we grade All about Kirby →
InglesideKnown for its schools
Schools#163 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$218K typical home27% below the TX typical home Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ingleside →
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.

Trails22×
Ingleside has more miles of trail
Ingleside 2.2 miKirby 0.1 mi
Street grid3.7×
Kirby has the more walkable street grid
Kirby 81.5Ingleside 22.3
Jobs per worker2.7×
Ingleside is more of a job hub
Ingleside 1.24Kirby 0.46
Work in town+15.3 pts
More of Ingleside’s workers stay in town
Ingleside 16.3%Kirby 1%
Home values+14%
Homes cost more in Ingleside
Ingleside $189,200Kirby $165,500
Typical home built14 yrs
Kirby’s homes are older
Ingleside 1992Kirby 1978
★ 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.

Safety
DKirbySafer than 12% of U.S. towns C−InglesideSafer than 18% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−KirbyBetter than 18% of districts in the state BInglesideBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
CKirbyHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns CInglesideHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns
9Kirby
11Ingleside

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #499#41 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #556#163 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #187#599 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #521#250 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#463 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #93#337 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #481#314 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #300#186

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

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.

Kirby$1,170/mo
Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.86% · or rent about $1,182/mo · Housing →
Ingleside$1,420/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,303/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
KirbyIngleside
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F50°F
July high94°F88°F
Growing season (days)277d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th77th
Outdoors & history
KirbyIngleside
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land7.3%1.6%
Settled1955—
Community
KirbyIngleside
Library hours a week—53 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.

KirbyTXInglesideTX
Kirby ↔ Ingleside131 miles apart
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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.

KirbyIngleside
People
Population 8,117Lowest 9,997Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.8%Highest TX: +15.9% +1.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 38.1±3.5Highest 7% above TX 37.4±3.2Lowest 5% 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 26.9%±7Highest TX: 25% 25.6%±4.5Lowest TX: 25%
Kirby and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±6Highest TX: 13.4% 12.3%±2.9Lowest 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+ 15.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 19%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±1.9Highest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±1.8Lowest 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 $55,532±$8kLowest 29% below TX $69,464±$11kHighest 11% 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 $165,500±$6kLowest 42% below TX $189,200±$13kHighest 33% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,182±$139Lowest 16% below TX $1,303±$192Highest 7% 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 $3,075Highest 27% below TX $2,914Lowest 31% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.5%±22.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 53.7%±15.2Highest 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 13.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 10%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 14 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 9% below TX 21 minLowest 20% below TX
Work from home 5.2%±3Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.7%±3Highest 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 1%Lowest 16.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 1.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (63%)Corpus Christi (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in InglesideFew work in Kirby
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.3%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
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 81.5Highest 22.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #556 of 583 in TX#163 of 583 in TX
School district JUDSON ISDINGLESIDE ISD
High school in town Judson Learning AcadIngleside H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.0Lowest 13.7Highest
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.

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