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Manor vs Red Oak

156 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+138.9 pts in Manor) and trails (11.3× in Manor).

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Manor, TXHomes around $312KTexas · 18,603 people

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Red Oak, TXHomes around $344KTexas · 17,077 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.

ManorHomes around $312K

Housing$312K typical home4% above the TX typical home

Outdoors#94 most trails in TX7.9 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 74%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Manor →

Red OakHomes around $344K

Housing$344K typical home15% above the TX typical home Schools#244 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Red Oak →

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.

Growth since 2010+138.9 pts

Manor has grown faster since 2010

Manor +171%Red Oak +32.1%

Manor has more miles of trail

Manor 7.9 miRed Oak 0.7 mi

Average commute8 min

Red Oak has the shorter commute

Manor 36 minRed Oak 27 min

Age 65++7.1 pts

Red Oak has more people 65 and up

Red Oak 10.3%Manor 3.2%

Street grid+44%

Manor has the more walkable street grid

Manor 54.3Red Oak 37.8

★ What stands out · Report cards

Manor places higher on 14 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.

Safety

B−ManorSafer than 47% of U.S. towns C+Red OakSafer than 42% of U.S. towns

Schools

DManorBetter than 12% of districts in the state B−Red OakBetter than 54% of districts in the state

Health

B+ManorHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns B−Red OakHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns

14Manor

7Red Oak

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #525#244 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #538#271 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#427 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #601#385 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #356#523 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #397#225 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #380#504 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #13#122

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Manor’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.

Down paymentRate%

Manor$2,140/mo

Typical home $312K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.94% · or rent about $1,594/mo · Housing →

Red Oak$2,280/mo

Typical home $344K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.66% · or rent about $1,920/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Red Oak and Manor.

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

ManorRed Oak

Snow a year0″0″

January low39°F 34°F

July high95°F 95°F

Growing season (days)264d 245d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th 20th

Outdoors & history

ManorRed Oak

Trails8 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.4%0.3%

Settled1872 —

Community

ManorRed Oak

Library hours a week—38 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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.

Where they are

156 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ManorTX Red OakTX

Manor ↔ Red Oak156 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

ManorRed Oak

People

Population 18,603Highest 17,077Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +171%Highest TX: +15.9% +32.1%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 29.3±3.2Lowest 18% below TX 34±2.1Highest 4% below TX

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

Kids under 18 34.3%±7.4Highest TX: 25% 31%±4.4Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 3.2%±1.4Lowest TX: 13.4% 10.3%±2Highest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 36.7%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.8%±2Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $84,529±$14kLowest 8% above TX $104,561±$16kHighest 33% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $347,900±$8kLowest 23% above TX $366,100±$17kHighest 29% above TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,594±$232Lowest 14% above TX $1,920±$646Highest 37% above TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $6,763Highest 60% above TX $6,091Lowest 44% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.2%±18.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 80.7%±16.1Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 9.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Lowest TX: 62.6% 75.5%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2015Highest 23 yrs newer than TX 2007Lowest 15 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 33% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average

Work from home 18.1%±5.1Highest TX: 14.4% 15%±4.2Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.41Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Austin (55%)Dallas (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Red OakFew work in Manor

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.3Highest 37.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #525 of 583 in TX #244 of 583 in TX

School district MANOR ISDLIFE SCHOOL · RED OAK ISD

High school in town Manor H SRed Oak H S

Students per teacherat that high school 16.2Lowest 16.5Highest

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.

Manor neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Manor

Austin979,539 people · $555K homes

Towns like Manor

Anna24,330 people · $352K homes

Forney31,532 people · $346K homes

Princeton25,229 people · $331K homes

Glenn Heights18,096 people · $310K homes

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.