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Mount Calm vs Cranfills Gap

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9× in Cranfills Gap) and average commute (19 min in Mount Calm).

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Mount Calm, TXA small town of 439Texas · 439 people
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Cranfills Gap, TXA small town of 305Texas · 305 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.

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 →
Cranfills GapA small town of 305
Quiet strengthsCranfills Gap doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cranfills Gap →
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.

Jobs per worker9×
Cranfills Gap is more of a job hub
Cranfills Gap 0.27Mount Calm 0.03
Average commute19 min
Mount Calm has the shorter commute
Cranfills Gap 48 minMount Calm 29 min
Property tax bill+60%
Tax bills are bigger in Mount Calm
Mount Calm $1,222Cranfills Gap $762
Typical home built28 yrs
Cranfills Gap’s homes are older
Mount Calm 1992Cranfills Gap 1964
Homeowners+9.3 pts renters
Cranfills Gap has more renters
Mount Calm 72.5%Cranfills Gap 63.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Cranfills Gap

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.

Mount Calm$1,610/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,143/mo · Housing →
Cranfills Gap$1,930/mo
Typical home $329K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Cranfills Gap and Mount Calm.

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−Mount CalmBetter than 48% of districts in the state B−Cranfills GapBetter 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
Mount CalmCranfills Gap
Snow a year0″0″
January low35°F—
July high95°F—
Growing season (days)250d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th48th
Outdoors & history
Mount CalmCranfills Gap
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Archive photos2—
Community
Mount CalmCranfills Gap
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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount CalmTXCranfills GapTX
Mount Calm ↔ Cranfills Gap56 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.

Mount CalmCranfills Gap
People
Population 439Highest 305Lowest
Median age 38.7±19.8Lowest 9% above TX 39.1±8.5Highest 10% above TX
Cranfills Gap and Mount Calm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.3%±9Highest TX: 25% 26.2%±11.9Lowest TX: 25%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.2%±11.5Highest TX: 13.4% 17.4%±8Lowest TX: 13.4%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 9.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±5.4Highest TX: 6.2% 1.6%±5.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,934±$17kLowest 36% below TX $60,833±$26kHighest 22% below TX
Cranfills Gap and Mount Calm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $111,700±$8kHighest 61% below TX $102,100±$92kLowest 64% below TX
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,143±$330Highest 19% below TX $900±$358Lowest 36% below TX
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,222Highest 71% below TX $762Lowest 82% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.4%±93.7Highest TX: 51.7% 13.9%±75.8Lowest TX: 51.7%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.8%Lowest TX: 13.8% 15.3%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest same as TX 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 10% above TX 48 minHighest 81% above TX
Work from home 20.9%±12.9Highest TX: 14.4% 10%±12.8Lowest TX: 14.4%
Mount Calm and Cranfills Gap 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 53.3 miHighest 41.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hubbard (16%)Clifton (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cranfills GapFew work in Mount Calm
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.9Highest 55.3Lowest
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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