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%

Latexo$780/mo

Typical home $117K (Census) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

Eureka$1,780/mo

Typical home $285K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,000 a year, between Eureka and Latexo.

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

B−LatexoBetter than 48% of districts in the state –EurekaNot 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

LatexoEureka

Snow a year—0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 14th

Community

LatexoEureka

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

64 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LatexoTX EurekaTX

Latexo ↔ Eureka64 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

LatexoEureka

People

Population 246Lowest 310Highest

Median age 53.6±14.4Lowest 51% above TX 53.7±4.6Highest 51% above TX

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

Kids under 18 13%±7.7Highest TX: 25% 12.6%±4.4Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 25.2%±8.4Highest TX: 13.4% 21.6%±8.5Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±3.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.2%±6.5Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,864±$25kLowest 25% below TX $81,250±$27kHighest 4% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,700±$65kLowest 59% below TX $171,600±$92kHighest 40% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$496 20% below TX —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,021Lowest 52% below TX $2,092Highest 51% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.1%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 80.8%±91.6Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 7.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 13.9%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 78.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 1991Highest 1 yr older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 26% below TX 26 minHighest 3% below TX

Work from home 8.8%±11Lowest TX: 14.4% 9.6%±9Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miLowest 51.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.41Highest 0.24Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Crockett (20%)Corsicana (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EurekaFew work in Latexo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.2Lowest 26.5Highest

Schools

School district LATEXO ISD—

High school in town Latexo H S—

Students per teacherat that high school 8.6 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

Latexo vs Eureka

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,000 more a month in Eureka

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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