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%

Manvel$3,270/mo

Typical home $442K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.59% · or rent about $2,209/mo · Housing →

Rendon$2,260/mo

Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,354/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,010 a month, about $12,100 a year, between Manvel and Rendon.

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

Manvel places higher on 12 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

B+ManvelSafer than 70% of U.S. towns –RendonNot graded

Schools

BManvelBetter than 59% of districts in the state B+RendonBetter than 71% of districts in the state

Health

B+ManvelHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns B−RendonHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns

12Manvel

6Rendon

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#476 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #33#330 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #348#141 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #584#394 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #122#309 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #298#403 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #252#83 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #597#432

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

ManvelRendon

Snow a year0″0″

January low44°F 34°F

July high91°F 95°F

Growing season (days)298d 236d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th 54th

Outdoors & history

ManvelRendon

Trails6 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled1662 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here3 —

Community

ManvelRendon

Library hours a week48 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

241 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ManvelTX RendonTX

Manvel ↔ Rendon241 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

ManvelRendon

People

Population 14,758Highest 14,632Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +92.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +7.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 36.5±1.6Lowest about the TX average 39.4±4.4Highest 11% above TX

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

Kids under 18 26.4%±5.1Highest TX: 25% 25.6%±3.6Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 9.6%±2.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 15.5%±1.8Highest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 31%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.6%±2.4Highest TX: 6.2% 5%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $118,808±$22kHighest 51% above TX $117,888±$15kLowest 50% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $338,700±$24kLowest 19% above TX $362,600±$32kHighest 28% above TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,209±$574Highest 57% above TX $1,354±$829Lowest 3% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $8,764Highest 107% above TX $4,332Lowest about the TX average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.3%±20.7Highest TX: 51.7% 25.2%±14.5Lowest TX: 51.7%

Below poverty line 5.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 3.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 84.8%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2012Highest 20 yrs newer than TX 1996Lowest 4 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 32% above TX 32 minLowest 19% above TX

Work from home 12.3%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 12.5%±3.4Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.27Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (49%)Fort Worth (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RendonFew work in Manvel

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.3Highest 15.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #206 of 583 in TX #313 of 583 in TX

School district ALVIN ISDEVERMAN ISD · MANSFIELD ISD

High school in town Manvel H SNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 15.4 —

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.

Manvel vs Rendon

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,010 more a month in Manvel

Manvel places higher on 12 of 19 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

241 miles apart

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