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

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LatexoTX RossTX

Latexo ↔ Ross99 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Texas average

LatexoRoss

People

Population 246Highest 202Lowest

Median age 53.6±14.4Highest 51% above TX 53.5±18.3Lowest 50% above TX

Latexo and Ross 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% 12.4%±18.3Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 25.2%±8.4Lowest TX: 13.4% 34.7%±19.3Highest TX: 13.4%

Ross and Latexo 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% 16.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±3.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 9.4%±12.2Highest TX: 6.2%

Ross 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 $61,625±$19kHighest 21% below TX

Ross 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±$65k 59% below TX —

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,021Lowest 52% below TX $2,278Highest 46% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.1%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 20%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%

Latexo and Ross 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% 19.8%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 80.9%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 1985Highest 7 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 26% below TX 20 minHighest 25% below TX

Work from home 8.8%±11Highest TX: 14.4% 6.2%±6.8Lowest TX: 14.4%

Latexo and Ross 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 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.41Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Crockett (20%)Waco (34%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 53.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 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 21.2Highest 13.7Lowest

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

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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 Ross

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