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%

Krum$2,170/mo

Typical home $331K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,974/mo · Housing →

Justin$2,440/mo

Typical home $365K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $2,000/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Justin and Krum.

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

Justin places higher on 11 of 20 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.

Schools

B+KrumBetter than 71% of districts in the state B+JustinBetter than 72% of districts in the state

Health

B+KrumHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns A−JustinHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns

9Krum

11Justin

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #341#146 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#212 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#383 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #147#286 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #112#25 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #535#634 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #252#157 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #171#83

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

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

KrumJustin

Snow a year0″0″

January low34°F —

July high95°F —

Growing season (days)249d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 42nd

Outdoors & history

KrumJustin

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.8%1.9%

Settled1886 1848

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here3 —

Community

KrumJustin

Library hours a week42 hrs 45 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

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KrumJustin

Krum ↔ Justin13 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

KrumJustin

People

Population 6,189Highest 5,447Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +31.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +35.8%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 35.9±3.1Highest about the TX average 35.2±6.4Lowest about the TX average

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

Kids under 18 28.4%±5.6Lowest TX: 25% 31.1%±7.6Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 9.9%±2.8Highest TX: 13.4% 9.3%±3.5Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 40.9%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.9Highest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±3.2Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $124,405±$17kHighest 59% above TX $114,157±$15kLowest 45% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $336,500±$17kLowest 19% above TX $406,800±$36kHighest 43% above TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,974±$486Lowest 41% above TX $2,000±$1kHighest 43% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,363Lowest 27% above TX $7,014Highest 66% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.3%±18.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 43.2%±34.2Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 3.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 0.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 83.7%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2005Lowest 13 yrs newer than TX 2011Highest 19 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 20% above TX 40 minHighest 48% above TX

Work from home 17%±6.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 20.5%±9.2Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.46Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Denton (24%)Fort Worth (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JustinFew work in Krum

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.7Lowest 89.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #190 of 583 in TX #235 of 583 in TX

School district KRUM ISDNORTHWEST ISD

High school in town Krum H SNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 14.3 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Krum vs Justin

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Justin

Justin places higher on 11 of 20 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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