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%

Mingus$520/mo

Typical home $82K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Annona$430/mo

Typical home $67K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $830/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Mingus and Annona.

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

MingusAnnona

Snow a year1″2″

January low31°F —

July high97°F —

Growing season (days)226d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 99th

Outdoors & history

MingusAnnona

Trails3 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Famous people born here—2

Community

MingusAnnona

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

216 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MingusTX AnnonaTX

Mingus ↔ Annona216 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

MingusAnnona

People

Population 380Highest 313Lowest

Median age 37.6±16.8Lowest 6% above TX 40.1±19.1Highest 13% above TX

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

Kids under 18 31.1%±6.8Lowest TX: 25% 31.9%±13.9Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 23.7%±9.6Highest TX: 13.4% 16.6%±11.8Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8%Highest TX: 33.8% 3.5%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 1.3%±4.9Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,036±$10kLowest 32% below TX $55,500±$27kHighest 29% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,100±$23kHighest 71% below TX $67,300±$23kLowest 76% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$86Highest 39% below TX $830±$487Lowest 41% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083Highest 74% below TX $893Lowest 79% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.6%±56.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 23.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 24.6%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 80.6%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX 1985Highest 7 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 20% above TX 36 minHighest 34% above TX

Work from home 4.8%±3.8Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±16.3Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 41.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.27Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Stephenville (7%)Paris (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AnnonaFew work in Mingus

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.6Highest 41.3Lowest

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.

Mingus vs Annona

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

216 miles apart

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