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Megargel vs Ross 159 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.6× in Megargel) and conserved land (+53.2 pts in Ross).
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Ross, TX A small town of 202 Texas · 202 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.
Megargel A small town of 256
Quiet strengths Megargel doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Ross A small town of 202
Quiet strengths Ross doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ross →
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.
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.
Outdoors & history
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 159 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Megargel ↔ Ross 159 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
256 Highest 202 Lowest
Median age
52.2 ±11.6 Lowest 47% above TX 53.5 ±18.3 Highest 50% above TX
Kids under 18
11.3% ±13.2 Lowest TX: 25% 12.4% ±18.3 Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+
6.6% ±16.1 Lowest TX: 13.4% 34.7% ±19.3 Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
18.1% Highest TX: 33.8% 16.6% Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±8.3 Lowest TX: 6.2% 9.4% ±12.2 Highest TX: 6.2%
Household incomemedian
$97,566 ±$30k Highest 24% above TX $61,625 ±$19k Lowest 21% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $2,278 46% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.8% ±100 Highest TX: 51.7% 20% ±100 Lowest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line
7.8% Lowest TX: 13.8% 19.8% Highest TX: 13.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
76.4% Lowest TX: 62.6% 80.9% Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956 Lowest 36 yrs older than TX 1985 Highest 7 yrs older than TX
Average commuteone way
24 min Highest 12% below TX 20 min Lowest 25% below TX
Work from home
14% ±19.8 Highest TX: 14.4% 6.2% ±6.8 Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
40.3 mi Highest 15.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.04 Highest 0.03 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Wichita Falls (36%) Waco (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Ross Few work in Megargel
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 53.2% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 0.2 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.1 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
91.1 Highest 13.7 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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Towns like Megargel 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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