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Live Oak vs Converse

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.5× in Live Oak) and growth since 2010 (+30.7 pts in Converse).

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Live Oak, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 15,984 people

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Converse, TXHomes around $241KTexas · 29,607 people

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.

Live OakAn outdoors town

Outdoors#152 most walkable in TX2.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Schools#138 for schools in TXof 583 towns Work12,009 jobsbased in Live Oak, a regional job hub All about Live Oak →

ConverseHomes around $241K

Housing$241K typical home20% below the TX typical home

Outdoors#165 most conserved land in TX4.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Converse →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker5.5×

Live Oak is more of a job hub

Live Oak 1.81Converse 0.33

Growth since 2010+30.7 pts

Converse has grown faster since 2010

Converse +50.9%Live Oak +20.2%

Converse has more miles of trail

Converse 4.2 miLive Oak 2.0 mi

Homeowners+16.3 pts renters

Live Oak has more renters

Converse 74.2%Live Oak 57.9%

Average commute6 min

Live Oak has the shorter commute

Converse 27 minLive Oak 21 min

Typical home built13 yrs

Live Oak’s homes are older

Converse 2003Live Oak 1990

★ What stands out · Report cards

Live Oak places higher on 14 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

DLive OakSafer than 12% of U.S. towns CConverseSafer than 25% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+Live OakBetter than 42% of districts in the state C−ConverseBetter than 18% of districts in the state

Health

B+Live OakHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns B−ConverseHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns

14Live Oak

7Converse

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

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #138#506 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #156#375 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #289#131 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #60#203 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#383 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #180#63 SafestSafety · 470 towns #429#353 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #226#302

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Live Oak’s rankings →

Where they are

Live Oak and Converse share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Live OakConverse

Live Oak ↔ Converse3.6 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

564 Converse residents work in Live Oak (4.8% of its workers)

43 Live Oak residents work in Converse (0.6% of its workers)

Work & commute in Converse →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Live Oak$1,610/mo

Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.67% · or rent about $1,634/mo · Housing →

Converse$1,630/mo

Typical home $241K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $1,693/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.

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

Live OakConverse

Snow a year0″0″

January low41°F 41°F

July high95°F 95°F

Growing season (days)277d 277d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th 62nd

Outdoors & history

Live OakConverse

Trails2 mi 4 mi

Conserved land4.3%4.4%

Archive photos2 —

Community

Live OakConverse

Library hours a week—42 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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.

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

Live OakConverse

People

Population 15,984Lowest 29,607Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +20.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +50.9%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 35.7±2.5Highest about the TX average 33.8±2Lowest 5% below TX

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

Kids under 18 20.1%±4.1Lowest TX: 25% 27.7%±3.5Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 14%±2.5Highest TX: 13.4% 11.1%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 33.9%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.4%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,696±$4kLowest about the TX average $94,222±$13kHighest 20% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,300±$15kLowest 13% below TX $248,400±$10kHighest 12% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,634±$87Lowest 16% above TX $1,693±$128Highest 21% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,113Lowest about the TX average $4,590Highest 8% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.4%±9.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 65.1%±15.4Highest TX: 51.7%

Below poverty line 5.5%Lowest TX: 13.8% 11.6%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 74.2%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 2 yrs older than TX 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 23% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average

Work from home 15%±5.9Highest TX: 14.4% 13.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.5%Highest 2.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.81Highest 0.33Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (53%)San Antonio (54%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Converse5% work in Live Oak

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.3%Lowest 4.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 4.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 88.0Highest 78.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #138 of 583 in TX #506 of 583 in TX

School district JUDSON ISDIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · JUDSON ISD

High school in town Judson Early College AcademyJudson H S

Students per teacherat that high school 20.8Highest 14.8Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Live Oak neighborsTown Square →

1 neighbor in Live Oak can answer.

Converse neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Converse’s Town Square.

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Bordering Live Oak

San Antonio1,479,835 people · $236K homes

Universal City20,189 people · $270K homes

Selma11,503 people · $314K homes

Towns like Live Oak

Brenham18,641 people · $241K homes

Portland20,543 people · $235K homes

Leon Valley11,446 people · $253K homes

Tomball13,655 people · $364K homes

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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.