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Lumberton vs Rendon

240 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.2× in Lumberton) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Lumberton).

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Lumberton, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 13,963 people
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Rendon, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 14,632 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.

LumbertonKnown for its schools
Schools#108 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#134 most conserved land in TX1.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lumberton →
RendonOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 50%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 71%of TX districts All about Rendon →
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.

Street grid2.2×
Lumberton has the more walkable street grid
Lumberton 34.3Rendon 15.7
Jobs per worker2.2×
Lumberton is more of a job hub
Lumberton 0.59Rendon 0.27
Home values+24%
Homes cost more in Rendon
Rendon $362,600Lumberton $291,900
Growth since 2010+5.7 pts
Lumberton has grown faster since 2010
Lumberton +13.5%Rendon +7.8%
Work in town+9.8 pts
More of Lumberton’s workers stay in town
Lumberton 11.6%Rendon 1.8%
Average commute5 min
Lumberton has the shorter commute
Rendon 32 minLumberton 27 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Rendon

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.

Lumberton$1,780/mo
Typical home $282K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $1,067/mo · Housing →
Rendon$2,260/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,354/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Rendon and Lumberton.

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

Lumberton places higher on 11 of 19 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
A−LumbertonSafer than 79% of U.S. towns –RendonNot graded
Schools
B+LumbertonBetter than 69% of districts in the state B+RendonBetter than 71% of districts in the state
Health
B+LumbertonHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns B−RendonHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns
11Lumberton
6Rendon

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #108#313 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #321#141 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #365#203 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #242#394 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #386#533 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#212 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #100#225 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #535#627

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lumberton’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
LumbertonRendon
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F34°F
July high93°F95°F
Growing season (days)281d236d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th54th
Outdoors & history
LumbertonRendon
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land5.4%0%
Community
LumbertonRendon
Library hours a week41 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

240 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LumbertonTXRendonTX
Lumberton ↔ Rendon240 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.

LumbertonRendon
People
Population 13,963Lowest 14,632Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.5%Highest TX: +15.9% +7.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 42.8±2.9Highest 20% above TX 39.4±4.4Lowest 11% above TX
Lumberton and Rendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±3.1Lowest TX: 25% 25.6%±3.6Highest TX: 25%
Rendon and Lumberton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.9%±3.5Highest TX: 13.4% 15.5%±1.8Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 31%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 5%±1.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Rendon and Lumberton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,623±$11kLowest 37% above TX $117,888±$15kHighest 50% above TX
Rendon and Lumberton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $291,900±$24kLowest about the TX average $362,600±$32kHighest 28% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,067±$140Lowest 24% below TX $1,354±$829Highest 3% below TX
Rendon and Lumberton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,731Lowest 12% below TX $4,332Highest about the TX average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.3%±18.7Highest TX: 51.7% 25.2%±14.5Lowest TX: 51.7%
Lumberton and Rendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.7% TX: 13.8% 3.7% TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 84.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX 1996Lowest 4 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 32 minHighest 19% above TX
Work from home 7%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 12.5%±3.4Highest TX: 14.4%
Rendon and Lumberton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.6%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Beaumont (30%)Fort Worth (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RendonFew work in Lumberton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 mi 1.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.3Highest 15.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #108 of 583 in TX#313 of 583 in TX
School district LUMBERTON ISDEVERMAN ISD · MANSFIELD ISD
High school in town Lumberton H SNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 14.6 —
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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