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Lake City vs Gustine

262 miles apart. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+16.9 pts in Lake City) and typical home built (24 yrs in Gustine).

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Lake City, TXA small town of 508Texas · 508 people
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Gustine, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 449 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.

Lake CityA small town of 508
Quiet strengthsLake City doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lake City →
GustineKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of TX districts All about Gustine →
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.

Seasonal homes+16.9 pts
Lake City has more second homes
Lake City 17.3%Gustine 0.4%
Typical home built24 yrs
Gustine’s homes are older
Lake City 1981Gustine 1957
Street grid+52%
Gustine has the more walkable street grid
Gustine 58.2Lake City 38.4
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,350 more a month in Gustine

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.

Lake City$680/mo
Typical home $102K (Census) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $981/mo · Housing →
Gustine$2,030/mo
Typical home $294K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $1,031/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,350 a month, about $16,200 a year, between Gustine and Lake City.

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
–Lake CityNot graded A−GustineBetter than 76% 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
Lake CityGustine
Snow a year0″0″
January low45°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)328d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th36th
Community
Lake CityGustine
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

262 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lake CityTXGustineTX
Lake City ↔ Gustine262 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.

Lake CityGustine
People
Population 508Highest 449Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.2% TX: +15.9% —
Median age 40.6±21.9Lowest 14% above TX 41.6±9.4Highest 17% above TX
Gustine and Lake City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±5.1Highest TX: 25% 19.6%±5.1Lowest TX: 25%
Lake City and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±10.4Highest TX: 13.4% 14.5%±5.4Lowest TX: 13.4%
Lake City and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 12.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±3.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.3%±3Highest TX: 6.2%
Gustine and Lake City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,000±$16kLowest 35% below TX $52,292±$12kHighest 33% below TX
Gustine and Lake City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,800±$51kHighest 64% below TX $86,900±$15kLowest 69% below TX
Lake City and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $981±$158Lowest 30% below TX $1,031±$402Highest 27% below TX
Gustine and Lake City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,725Highest 59% below TX $1,721Lowest 59% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.5%±81.4Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Lake City and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 10.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 81.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 11 yrs older than TX 1957Lowest 35 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 12% above TX 26 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 5.4%±5.6Highest TX: 14.4% 3.2%±4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Lake City and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miLowest 57.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (38%)Fort Worth (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GustineFew work in Lake City
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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.4Lowest 58.2Highest
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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