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Lakeside vs Edgewater Estates

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (2.5× in Edgewater Estates).

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Lakeside, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 339 people
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Edgewater Estates, TXA small town of 0Texas
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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.

LakesideOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lakeside →
Edgewater EstatesA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsEdgewater Estates doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Edgewater Estates →
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.

Street grid2.5×
Edgewater Estates has the more walkable street grid
Edgewater Estates 99.6Lakeside 39.4
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lakeside and Edgewater Estates share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LakesideEdgewater EstatesLakesideEdgewater Estates
Lakeside ↔ Edgewater Estates0.5 miles apart · They share a border
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
B+LakesideHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns –Edgewater EstatesNot graded
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
LakesideEdgewater Estates
Snow a year0″0″
January low45°F45°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)328d328d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th77th
Community
LakesideEdgewater Estates
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.

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.

LakesideEdgewater Estates
People
Population 339Highest 0Lowest
Median age 49.5±5.9 39% above TX —
Kids under 18 14.5%±9.9 TX: 25% —
Age 65+ 30.7%±13.3 TX: 13.4% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.8% TX: 33.8% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.3%±11.1 TX: 6.2% —
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,583±$19k 30% below TX —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $147,600±$39k 48% below TX —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,568±$496 12% above TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875 56% below TX —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.8%±100 TX: 51.7% —
Below poverty line 13% TX: 13.8% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2% TX: 62.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1977 15 yrs older than TX —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 min about the TX average —
Work from home 6.2%±5.7 TX: 14.4% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (28%)Corpus Christi (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Edgewater EstatesFew work in Lakeside
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 39.4Lowest 99.6Highest
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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