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Leary vs Gallatin

122 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (29× in Leary) and street grid (5.6× in Leary).

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Leary, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 540 people
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Gallatin, TXA small town of 384Texas · 384 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.

LearyKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 6%of TX districts Housing$168K typical home44% below the TX typical home All about Leary →
GallatinA small town of 384
Quiet strengthsGallatin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gallatin →
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.

Jobs per worker29×
Leary is more of a job hub
Leary 0.87Gallatin 0.03
Street grid5.6×
Leary has the more walkable street grid
Leary 32.2Gallatin 5.7
Typical home built13 yrs
Gallatin’s homes are older
Leary 1986Gallatin 1973
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Leary$990/mo
Typical home $168K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $904/mo · Housing →
Gallatin$980/mo
Typical home $168K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
DLearyBetter than 6% of districts in the state –GallatinNot 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
LearyGallatin
Snow a year2″0″
January low33°F—
July high93°F—
Growing season (days)249d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th24th
Outdoors & history
LearyGallatin
Famous people born here—1
Community
LearyGallatin
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

122 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LearyTXGallatinTX
Leary ↔ Gallatin122 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.

LearyGallatin
People
Population 540Highest 384Lowest
Median age 33.5±13.8Highest 6% below TX 31.9±4.1Lowest 10% below TX
Leary and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.4%±5.2Lowest TX: 25% 25.8%±6.5Highest TX: 25%
Gallatin and Leary are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±5Highest TX: 13.4% 9.1%±7.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Leary and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±3.4Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±5.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Leary and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,750±$28kLowest 25% below TX $79,432±$38kHighest about the TX average
Gallatin and Leary are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,800±$53kLowest 46% below TX $168,100±$56kHighest 41% below TX
Gallatin and Leary are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $904±$374Highest 36% below TX $888±$696Lowest 37% below TX
Leary and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,192Highest 72% below TX $1,177Lowest 72% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.6%±35.7Lowest TX: 51.7% 48.3%±78.6Highest TX: 51.7%
Gallatin and Leary are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 8.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 73.6%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 27% below TX 22 minHighest 17% below TX
Work from home 6.8%±5.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 14.7%±19.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Gallatin and Leary are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Texarkana (31%)Jacksonville (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GallatinFew work in Leary
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 32.2Highest 5.7Lowest
Schools
School district LEARY ISD—
High school in town None in town—
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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