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Lampasas vs Silsbee

243 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+50% in Lampasas) and average commute (10 min in Lampasas).

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Lampasas, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 7,671 people
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Silsbee, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 6,842 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 →
SilsbeeKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 40%of TX districts Housing$178K typical home41% below the TX typical home Outdoors#272 most walkable in TX1.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Silsbee →
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.

Property tax bill+50%
Tax bills are bigger in Lampasas
Lampasas $2,694Silsbee $1,792
Average commute10 min
Lampasas has the shorter commute
Silsbee 33 minLampasas 24 min
Growth since 2010+4.2 pts
Lampasas has grown faster since 2010
Lampasas +9.1%Silsbee +4.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $780 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 →
Silsbee$1,110/mo
Typical home $178K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $1,011/mo · Housing →

The difference: $780 a month, about $9,300 a year, between Lampasas and Silsbee.

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 16 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 BSilsbeeSafer than 61% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+LampasasBetter than 70% of districts in the state C+SilsbeeBetter than 40% of districts in the state
Health
CLampasasHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns C−SilsbeeHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns
16Lampasas
5Silsbee

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

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #8#402 SafestSafety · 470 towns #411#131 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #269#567 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #175#422 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #309#503 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #304#504 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #291#153 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #276#143

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
LampasasSilsbee
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th49th
Outdoors & history
LampasasSilsbee
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.9%0.4%
Settled1883—
National Register places3—
Community
LampasasSilsbee
Library hours a week41 hrs46 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

243 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LampasasTXSilsbeeTX
Lampasas ↔ Silsbee243 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.

LampasasSilsbee
People
Population 7,671Highest 6,842Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.1%Highest TX: +15.9% +4.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.5±2.8Lowest 11% above TX 40.3±4.3Highest 13% above TX
Silsbee and Lampasas 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% 26.2%±6Highest TX: 25%
Silsbee and Lampasas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 20.9%±3.7Highest TX: 13.4%
Silsbee and Lampasas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 18.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±1.2Highest TX: 6.2% 1.7%±1.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Lampasas and Silsbee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,229±$11kHighest 14% below TX $59,907±$11kLowest 24% below TX
Lampasas and Silsbee 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 $148,400±$51kLowest 48% below TX
Lampasas and Silsbee 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 $1,011±$89Highest 28% below TX
Silsbee and Lampasas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,694Highest 36% below TX $1,792Lowest 58% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.6%±9.9 TX: 51.7% 46.6%±15.6 TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 15.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 20%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 67.6%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than TX 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 11% below TX 33 minHighest 25% above TX
Work from home 5.3%±3.4Highest TX: 14.4% 4.2%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4%
Lampasas and Silsbee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 20%Highest 16.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (13%)Beaumont (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SilsbeeFew work in Lampasas
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.6Lowest 68.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #175 of 583 in TX#422 of 583 in TX
School district LAMPASAS ISDSILSBEE ISD
High school in town Lampasas H SSilsbee H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Highest 12.6Lowest
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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