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%

Lindale$1,930/mo

Typical home $297K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.50% · or rent about $1,274/mo · Housing →

Decatur$2,780/mo

Typical home $440K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $1,024/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,200 a year, between Decatur and Lindale.

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.

Safety

B−LindaleSafer than 46% of U.S. towns CDecaturSafer than 32% of U.S. towns

Schools

ALindaleBetter than 94% of districts in the state BDecaturBetter than 60% of districts in the state

Health

B−LindaleHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns C+DecaturHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns

10Lindale

10Decatur

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #506#261 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #19#196 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#383 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #147#320 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #153#320 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #352#205 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #317#449 SafestSafety · 470 towns #217#306

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lindale’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

LindaleDecatur

Snow a year1″1″

January low33°F 33°F

July high93°F 95°F

Growing season (days)235d 237d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd 11th

Outdoors & history

LindaleDecatur

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.4%2.3%

Settled1871 1854

National Register places—4

Community

LindaleDecatur

Library hours a week36 hrs 36 hrs

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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LindaleTX DecaturTX

Lindale ↔ Decatur136 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

LindaleDecatur

People

Population 6,644Lowest 7,426Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +25.8%Highest TX: +15.9% +8.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 39.1±5.9Lowest 10% above TX 40.5±4.1Highest 14% above TX

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

Kids under 18 26.1%±7.2Highest TX: 25% 22.7%±5Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 17.8%±4.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 21.9%±4.4Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 27.1%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.1%±4.3Highest TX: 6.2% 0.8%±1.1Lowest TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $83,249±$14kHighest 6% above TX $73,179±$8kLowest 7% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $272,800±$52kLowest 4% below TX $284,500±$38kHighest about the TX average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,274±$185Highest 9% below TX $1,024±$440Lowest 27% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,098Highest 3% below TX $3,645Lowest 14% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.1%±16.3Highest TX: 51.7% 36.9%±15.9Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 8%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.5%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 3 yrs newer than TX 1988Lowest 4 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 24 minLowest 9% below TX

Work from home 9.4%±7.1Highest TX: 14.4% 8.9%±3.8Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 9.1%Lowest 20.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Lowest 2.20Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Tyler (32%)Fort Worth (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DecaturFew work in Lindale

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.6Lowest 52.0Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #19 of 583 in TX #196 of 583 in TX

School district LINDALE ISDDECATUR ISD

High school in town Lindale H SDecatur H S

Students per teacherat that high school 14.4Lowest 17.7Highest

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.

Lindale vs Decatur

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $850 more a month in Decatur

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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