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Mildred vs Lakeside

288 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.6× in Lakeside) and jobs per worker (3× in Mildred).

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Mildred, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 312 people
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Lakeside, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 339 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.

MildredKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 70%of TX districts All about Mildred →
LakesideOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lakeside →
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.

Street grid2.6×
Lakeside has the more walkable street grid
Lakeside 39.4Mildred 14.9
Jobs per worker3×
Mildred is more of a job hub
Mildred 0.03Lakeside 0.01
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Mildred

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.

Mildred$1,850/mo
Typical home $302K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · Housing →
Lakeside$930/mo
Typical home $148K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $1,568/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,000 a year, between Mildred and Lakeside.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
B+MildredBetter than 70% of districts in the state –LakesideNot graded
Health
–MildredNot graded B+LakesideHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns
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
MildredLakeside
Snow a year0″0″
January low—45°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—328d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th77th
Outdoors & history
MildredLakeside
Settled1897—
Community
MildredLakeside
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

288 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MildredTXLakesideTX
Mildred ↔ Lakeside288 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.

MildredLakeside
People
Population 312Lowest 339Highest
Median age 47.1±8.5Lowest 32% above TX 49.5±5.9Highest 39% above TX
Lakeside and Mildred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.9%±5.8Highest TX: 25% 14.5%±9.9Lowest TX: 25%
Mildred and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±8.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 30.7%±13.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Lakeside and Mildred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 19.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.6%±9.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 10.3%±11.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Lakeside and Mildred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,500±$39kHighest 4% above TX $54,583±$19kLowest 30% below TX
Mildred and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $177,200±$70kHighest 38% below TX $147,600±$39kLowest 48% below TX
Mildred and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,568±$496 12% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875 56% below TX $1,875 56% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 15.8%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Lakeside and Mildred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16%Highest TX: 13.8% 13%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 85.2%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1977Lowest 15 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 3% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 7.1%±7.3Highest TX: 14.4% 6.2%±5.7Lowest TX: 14.4%
Mildred and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 33.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corsicana (34%)Corpus Christi (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LakesideFew work in Mildred
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.9Lowest 39.4Highest
Schools
School district MILDRED ISD—
High school in town Mildred H S—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3 —
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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