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Lowry Crossing vs Simonton

244 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Simonton) and growth since 2010 (+19.2 pts in Lowry Crossing).

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Lowry Crossing, TXHomes around $377KTexas · 1,433 people
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Simonton, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 914 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.

Lowry CrossingHomes around $377K
Housing$377K typical home26% above the TX typical home All about Lowry Crossing →
SimontonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 75%of TX districts All about Simonton →
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 worker4×
Simonton is more of a job hub
Simonton 0.52Lowry Crossing 0.13
Growth since 2010+19.2 pts
Lowry Crossing has grown faster since 2010
Lowry Crossing -1.3%Simonton -20.5%
Average commute10 min
Lowry Crossing has the shorter commute
Simonton 41 minLowry Crossing 31 min
Typical home built15 yrs
Simonton’s homes are older
Lowry Crossing 1994Simonton 1979
★ 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.

Lowry Crossing$2,420/mo
Typical home $377K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,208/mo · Housing →
Simonton$2,470/mo
Typical home $391K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · 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
–Lowry CrossingNot graded A−SimontonBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
B−Lowry CrossingHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns –SimontonNot 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
Lowry CrossingSimonton
Snow a year0″0″
January low34°F43°F
July high92°F94°F
Growing season (days)254d305d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd78th
Community
Lowry CrossingSimonton
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

244 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lowry CrossingTXSimontonTX
Lowry Crossing ↔ Simonton244 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.

Lowry CrossingSimonton
People
Population 1,433Highest 914Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3%Highest TX: +15.9% -20.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 42.9±7.1Highest 21% above TX 40.1±7.9Lowest 13% above TX
Lowry Crossing and Simonton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17%±3.6Lowest TX: 25% 22.8%±6.1Highest TX: 25%
Simonton and Lowry Crossing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.2%±0.6Highest TX: 13.4% 12%±4.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Lowry Crossing and Simonton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 29.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 10.9%±6.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Simonton and Lowry Crossing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $116,875±$21kHighest 49% above TX $109,375±$72kLowest 39% above TX
Lowry Crossing and Simonton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $396,900±$26kHighest 40% above TX $390,500±$61kLowest 38% above TX
Lowry Crossing and Simonton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,208±$294 14% below TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,595Highest 32% above TX $5,035Lowest 19% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Simonton and Lowry Crossing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 11.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 96.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 2 yrs newer than TX 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 18% above TX 41 minHighest 53% above TX
Work from home 17.4%±4.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 19.8%±5.4Highest TX: 14.4%
Simonton and Lowry Crossing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.52Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (16%)Houston (53%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SimontonFew work in Lowry Crossing
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.8Highest 26.7Lowest
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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