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Lockhart vs Angleton

144 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.4× in Lockhart) and growth since 2010 (+10.2 pts in Lockhart).

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Lockhart, TXHomes around $274KTexas · 15,326 people
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Angleton, TXHomes around $252KTexas · 19,972 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.

LockhartHomes around $274K
Housing$274K typical home8% below the TX typical home Outdoors#174 most conserved land in TX5.5 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lockhart →
AngletonHomes around $252K
Housing$252K typical home16% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 54%of TX districts Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Angleton →
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.

Trails3.4×
Lockhart has more miles of trail
Lockhart 5.5 miAngleton 1.6 mi
Growth since 2010+10.2 pts
Lockhart has grown faster since 2010
Lockhart +13.2%Angleton +3%
Street grid+61%
Angleton has the more walkable street grid
Angleton 61.4Lockhart 38.1
Home values+18%
Homes cost more in Lockhart
Lockhart $251,600Angleton $212,900
Work in town+8.9 pts
More of Lockhart’s workers stay in town
Lockhart 16.7%Angleton 7.8%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Angleton places higher on 15 of 23 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
BLockhartSafer than 57% of U.S. towns B−AngletonSafer than 47% of U.S. towns
Schools
CLockhartBetter than 32% of districts in the state B−AngletonBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
C−LockhartHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns B−AngletonHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns
7Lockhart
15Angleton

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #80#13 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #485#294 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #500#324 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #535#363 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #423#255 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #250#354 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #251#410 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #417#256

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

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.

Lockhart$1,800/mo
Typical home $274K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $1,152/mo · Housing →
Angleton$1,660/mo
Typical home $252K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $1,141/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Lockhart and Angleton.

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
LockhartAngleton
Snow a year0″0″
January low—47°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—333d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th65th
Outdoors & history
LockhartAngleton
Trails6 mi2 mi
Conserved land4.1%1.8%
Settled—1890
National Register places41
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—17
Community
LockhartAngleton
Library hours a week59 hrs53 hrs
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

144 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LockhartTXAngletonTX
Lockhart ↔ Angleton144 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.

LockhartAngleton
People
Population 15,326Lowest 19,972Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.2%Highest TX: +15.9% +3%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39±2.2Highest 10% above TX 37.3±3.7Lowest 5% above TX
Lockhart and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.4%±2.9Lowest TX: 25% 24.2%±3.4Highest TX: 25%
Angleton and Lockhart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.8%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 19.1%±3.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Angleton and Lockhart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 22.4%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2Highest TX: 6.2% 5%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2%
Lockhart and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,400±$11kLowest 13% below TX $86,712±$13kHighest 10% above TX
Angleton and Lockhart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $251,600±$19kHighest 11% below TX $212,900±$12kLowest 25% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,152±$100Highest 18% below TX $1,141±$148Lowest 19% below TX
Lockhart and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,022Highest 5% below TX $3,516Lowest 17% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.8%±11.6Highest TX: 51.7% 39.5%±11.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Lockhart and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Highest TX: 13.8% 10.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67% TX: 62.6% 67% TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 7% above TX 29 minHighest 7% above TX
Work from home 10.3%±3Highest TX: 14.4% 8.3%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4%
Lockhart and Angleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.7%Highest 7.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.65Highest 0.57Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (29%)Houston (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AngletonFew work in Lockhart
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.5 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Lowest 14Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.1Lowest 61.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #485 of 583 in TX#294 of 583 in TX
School district THE EXCEL CENTER (FOR ADULTS) · LOCKHART ISDANGLETON ISD
High school in town Lockhart H SAngleton H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.8Lowest 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.

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