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Mabank vs Keene

71 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+28.8 pts in Mabank) and jobs per worker (3.5× in Mabank).

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Mabank, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 5,187 people
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Keene, TXHomes around $254KTexas · 6,691 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Keene places higher on 13 of 21 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.

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.

Mabank$1,720/mo
Typical home $272K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →
Keene$1,590/mo
Typical home $254K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $969/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Mabank and Keene.

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
MabankKeene
Snow a year—1″
January low—33°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—240d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th28th
Outdoors & history
MabankKeene
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.5%2%
Settled1900—
Archive photos54
Famous people born here2—
Community
MabankKeene
Library hours a week32 hrs—
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mabank ↔ Keene71 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.

MabankKeene
People
Population 5,187Lowest 6,691Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +33.4%Highest TX: +15.9% +4.6%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.1±2.9Lowest 7% below TX 33.7±7.1Highest 5% below TX
Keene and Mabank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30%±7Highest TX: 25% 24.3%±7Lowest TX: 25%
Mabank and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12%±3.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 16%±5.1Highest TX: 13.4%
Keene and Mabank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 23.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±2.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 11%±2.6Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,889±$9kHighest 30% below TX $51,695±$8kLowest 34% below TX
Mabank and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $254,900±$22kHighest 10% below TX $225,300±$17kLowest 21% below TX
Mabank and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $994±$102Highest 29% below TX $969±$114Lowest 31% below TX
Mabank and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,237Highest 24% below TX $2,769Lowest 35% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 67.8%±21.6Highest TX: 51.7% 51.4%±11.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Mabank and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5%Lowest TX: 13.8% 13.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 50.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 10 yrs newer than TX 1985Lowest 7 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 4% below TX 26 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 4.4%±3.7Lowest TX: 14.4% 6%±3.4Highest TX: 14.4%
Keene and Mabank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.7%Highest 4.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Highest 0.44Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (11%)Fort Worth (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KeeneFew work in Mabank
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.1Lowest 49.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #198 of 583 in TX#274 of 583 in TX
School district MABANK ISD · MARTINS MILL ISDKEENE ISD
High school in town Mabank H SKeene H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Highest 12.7Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Mabank neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 4d

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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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