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Lampasas vs Ingleside

228 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.7× in Lampasas) and rent (+36% in Ingleside).

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Lampasas, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 7,671 people
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Ingleside, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 9,997 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.

LampasasKnown for its schools
Schools#175 for schools in TXof 583 towns Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$296K typical home1% below the TX typical home All about Lampasas →
InglesideKnown for its schools
Schools#163 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$218K typical home27% below the TX typical home Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ingleside →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid2.7×
Lampasas has the more walkable street grid
Lampasas 59.6Ingleside 22.3
Rent+36%
Rent runs higher in Ingleside
Ingleside $1,303Lampasas $961
Growth since 2010+7.7 pts
Lampasas has grown faster since 2010
Lampasas +9.1%Ingleside +1.4%
Typical home built22 yrs
Lampasas’s homes are older
Ingleside 1992Lampasas 1970
Age 65++7.1 pts
Lampasas has more people 65 and up
Lampasas 19.4%Ingleside 12.3%
Jobs per worker+53%
Ingleside is more of a job hub
Ingleside 1.24Lampasas 0.81
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Lampasas

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.

Lampasas$1,890/mo
Typical home $296K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $961/mo · Housing →
Ingleside$1,420/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Lampasas and Ingleside.

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

Lampasas places higher on 11 of 22 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.

Safety
C−LampasasSafer than 16% of U.S. towns C−InglesideSafer than 18% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+LampasasBetter than 70% of districts in the state BInglesideBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
CLampasasHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns CInglesideHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns
11Lampasas
10Ingleside

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #8#340 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #203#463 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #344#599 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#256 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #164#366 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #304#440 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #291#397 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #307#367

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lampasas’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
LampasasIngleside
Snow a year0″0″
January low—50°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th77th
Outdoors & history
LampasasIngleside
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.9%1.6%
Settled1883—
National Register places3—
Community
LampasasIngleside
Library hours a week41 hrs53 hrs
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

228 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LampasasTXInglesideTX
Lampasas ↔ Ingleside228 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.

LampasasIngleside
People
Population 7,671Lowest 9,997Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.1%Highest TX: +15.9% +1.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.5±2.8Highest 11% above TX 37.4±3.2Lowest 5% above TX
Lampasas and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±3.4Lowest TX: 25% 25.6%±4.5Highest TX: 25%
Ingleside and Lampasas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±3.2Highest TX: 13.4% 12.3%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 19%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2%
Ingleside and Lampasas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,229±$11kLowest 14% below TX $69,464±$11kHighest 11% below TX
Ingleside and Lampasas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $198,800±$21kHighest 30% below TX $189,200±$13kLowest 33% below TX
Lampasas and Ingleside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $961±$103Lowest 32% below TX $1,303±$192Highest 7% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,694Lowest 36% below TX $2,914Highest 31% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.6%±9.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 53.7%±15.2Highest TX: 51.7%
Ingleside and Lampasas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.1%Highest TX: 13.8% 10%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 11% below TX 21 minLowest 20% below TX
Work from home 5.3%±3.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.7%±3Highest TX: 14.4%
Ingleside and Lampasas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 20%Highest 16.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Lowest 1.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (13%)Corpus Christi (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in InglesideFew work in Lampasas
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.6Highest 22.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #175 of 583 in TX#163 of 583 in TX
School district LAMPASAS ISDINGLESIDE ISD
High school in town Lampasas H SIngleside H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Highest 13.7Lowest
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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