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Mingus vs Mount Calm

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (32× in Mingus) and jobs per worker (19.7× in Mingus).

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Mingus, TXA small town of 380Texas · 380 people
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Mount Calm, TXA small town of 439Texas · 439 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.

MingusA small town of 380
Quiet strengthsMingus doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mingus →
Mount CalmA small town of 439
Quiet strengthsMount Calm doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mount Calm →
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.

Trails32×
Mingus has more miles of trail
Mingus 3.2 miMount Calm 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker19.7×
Mingus is more of a job hub
Mingus 0.59Mount Calm 0.03
Typical home built20 yrs
Mingus’s homes are older
Mount Calm 1992Mingus 1972
Street grid+41%
Mount Calm has the more walkable street grid
Mount Calm 59.9Mingus 42.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,080 more a month in Mount Calm

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.

Mingus$520/mo
Typical home $82K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Mount Calm$1,610/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,143/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,080 a month, about $13,000 a year, between Mount Calm and Mingus.

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
–MingusNot graded B−Mount CalmBetter than 48% of districts in the state
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
MingusMount Calm
Snow a year1″0″
January low31°F35°F
July high97°F95°F
Growing season (days)226d250d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th27th
Outdoors & history
MingusMount Calm
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Archive photos—2
Community
MingusMount Calm
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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MingusTXMount CalmTX
Mingus ↔ Mount Calm105 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.

MingusMount Calm
People
Population 380Lowest 439Highest
Median age 37.6±16.8Lowest 6% above TX 38.7±19.8Highest 9% above TX
Mount Calm and Mingus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.1%±6.8Highest TX: 25% 30.3%±9Lowest TX: 25%
Mingus and Mount Calm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.7%±9.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 26.2%±11.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Mount Calm and Mingus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.7%±5.4Highest TX: 6.2%
Mount Calm 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±$10kHighest 32% below TX $49,934±$17kLowest 36% below TX
Mingus and Mount Calm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,100±$23kLowest 71% below TX $111,700±$8kHighest 61% below TX
Mount Calm and Mingus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$86Lowest 39% below TX $1,143±$330Highest 19% below TX
Mount Calm and Mingus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083Lowest 74% below TX $1,222Highest 71% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.6%±56.1Highest TX: 51.7% 59.4%±93.7Lowest TX: 51.7%
Mingus and Mount Calm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 14.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 72.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 20% above TX 29 minLowest 10% above TX
Work from home 4.8%±3.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 20.9%±12.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Mount Calm and Mingus 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 53.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stephenville (7%)Hubbard (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount CalmFew work in Mingus
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.6Lowest 59.9Highest
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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