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Kosse vs Oglesby

53 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Kosse) and age 65+ (+10.3 pts in Oglesby).

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Kosse, TXHomes around $228KTexas · 430 people

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Oglesby, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 418 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.

KosseHomes around $228K

Housing$228K typical home24% below the TX typical home All about Kosse →

OglesbyKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 22%of TX districts All about Oglesby →

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 worker3.8×

Kosse is more of a job hub

Kosse 0.50Oglesby 0.13

Age 65++10.3 pts

Oglesby has more people 65 and up

Oglesby 25.4%Kosse 15.1%

Average commute6 min

Kosse has the shorter commute

Oglesby 31 minKosse 25 min

Typical home built17 yrs

Kosse’s homes are older

Oglesby 1972Kosse 1955

Homeowners+10 pts renters

Oglesby has more renters

Kosse 81.9%Oglesby 71.9%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Oglesby

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%

Kosse$1,460/mo

Typical home $228K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →

Oglesby$1,630/mo

Typical home $260K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $911/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Oglesby and Kosse.

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

–KosseNot graded C−OglesbyBetter than 22% 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

KosseOglesby

Snow a year0″1″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th 49th

Outdoors & history

KosseOglesby

Conserved land—0%

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here4 —

Community

KosseOglesby

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

53 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KosseTX OglesbyTX

Kosse ↔ Oglesby53 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

KosseOglesby

People

Population 430Highest 418Lowest

Median age 50.3±28.6Highest 41% above TX 48.8±5.1Lowest 37% above TX

Kosse and Oglesby 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% 21.3%±6.4Lowest TX: 25%

Kosse and Oglesby 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% 25.4%±0.7Highest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13%Highest TX: 33.8% 11.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±4.6Highest TX: 6.2% 2.6%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2%

Kosse and Oglesby 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 $47,750±$14kLowest 39% below TX

Kosse and Oglesby 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 $110,600±$18kHighest 61% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,188±$371Highest 15% below TX $911±$254Lowest 35% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,494Highest 65% below TX $1,354Lowest 68% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.4%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 58.1%±54.3Highest TX: 51.7%

Oglesby and Kosse 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% 16.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 71.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 37 yrs older than TX 1972Highest 20 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 6% below TX 31 minHighest 18% above TX

Work from home 2.2%±4.3Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.1%±4.8Highest TX: 14.4%

Oglesby 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%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 75.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.13Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Groesbeck (8%)Waco (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OglesbyFew work in Kosse

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.8Highest 45.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

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Kosse neighborsTown Square →

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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.