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Kosse vs Lakeside

233 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (50× in Kosse) and typical home built (22 yrs in Kosse).

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Kosse, TXHomes around $228KTexas · 430 people
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Lakeside, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 339 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.

KosseHomes around $228K
Housing$228K typical home24% below the TX typical home All about Kosse →
LakesideOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lakeside →
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 worker50×
Kosse is more of a job hub
Kosse 0.50Lakeside 0.01
Typical home built22 yrs
Kosse’s homes are older
Lakeside 1977Kosse 1955
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeside
Lakeside $1,875Kosse $1,494
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Kosse

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.

Kosse$1,460/mo
Typical home $228K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →
Lakeside$930/mo
Typical home $148K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $1,568/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Kosse and Lakeside.

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.

Health
–KosseNot graded B+LakesideHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns
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
KosseLakeside
Snow a year0″0″
January low—45°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—328d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th77th
Outdoors & history
KosseLakeside
Archive photos9—
Famous people born here4—
Community
KosseLakeside
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

233 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KosseTXLakesideTX
Kosse ↔ Lakeside233 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.

KosseLakeside
People
Population 430Highest 339Lowest
Median age 50.3±28.6Highest 41% above TX 49.5±5.9Lowest 39% above TX
Kosse and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±7.2Highest TX: 25% 14.5%±9.9Lowest TX: 25%
Kosse and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±6.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 30.7%±13.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Lakeside and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13%Lowest TX: 33.8% 19.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±4.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 10.3%±11.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Lakeside and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,250±$19kHighest 22% below TX $54,583±$19kLowest 30% below TX
Kosse and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $108,500±$40kLowest 62% below TX $147,600±$39kHighest 48% below TX
Lakeside and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,188±$371Lowest 15% below TX $1,568±$496Highest 12% above TX
Lakeside and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,494Lowest 65% below TX $1,875Highest 56% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.4%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 15.8%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Kosse and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 13%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 85.2%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 37 yrs older than TX 1977Highest 15 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 6% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 2.2%±4.3Lowest TX: 14.4% 6.2%±5.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Lakeside and Kosse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 75.3 miHighest 33.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Groesbeck (8%)Corpus Christi (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LakesideFew work in Kosse
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.8Highest 39.4Lowest
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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