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Mount Enterprise vs Goldsmith

465 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.2× in Goldsmith) and property tax bill (+82% in Goldsmith).

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Mount Enterprise, TXHomes around $226KTexas · 357 people
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Goldsmith, TXA small town of 177Texas · 177 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 EnterpriseHomes around $226K
Housing$226K typical home25% below the TX typical home All about Mount Enterprise →
GoldsmithA small town of 177
Quiet strengthsGoldsmith doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Goldsmith →
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 grid6.2×
Goldsmith has the more walkable street grid
Goldsmith 242Mount Enterprise 39.2
Property tax bill+82%
Tax bills are bigger in Goldsmith
Goldsmith $1,750Mount Enterprise $961
Jobs per worker3.2×
Goldsmith is more of a job hub
Goldsmith 1.23Mount Enterprise 0.39
Average commute5 min
Mount Enterprise has the shorter commute
Goldsmith 30 minMount Enterprise 25 min
Size2×
Mount Enterprise is the bigger place
Mount Enterprise 357Goldsmith 177
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Mount Enterprise

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 Enterprise$1,280/mo
Typical home $226K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $1,083/mo · Housing →
Goldsmith$890/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Mount Enterprise and Goldsmith.

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 EnterpriseBetter than 53% of districts in the state –GoldsmithNot graded
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 EnterpriseGoldsmith
Snow a year1″1″
January low36°F32°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)247d243d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th33rd
Outdoors & history
Mount EnterpriseGoldsmith
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Mount EnterpriseGoldsmith
Library hours a week44 hrs—
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

465 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount EnterpriseTXGoldsmithTX
Mount Enterprise ↔ Goldsmith465 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 EnterpriseGoldsmith
People
Population 357Highest 177Lowest
Median age 43.1±15.7Lowest 21% above TX 43.5±17.3Highest 22% above TX
Goldsmith and Mount Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.5%±7.6Highest TX: 25% 16.4%±22.8Lowest TX: 25%
Mount Enterprise and Goldsmith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.5%±12.2Highest TX: 13.4% 17.5%±20.4Lowest TX: 13.4%
Mount Enterprise and Goldsmith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 27.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±4.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 11.9%±16.7Highest TX: 6.2%
Goldsmith and Mount Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,083±$72kLowest about the TX average $112,969±$48kHighest 44% above TX
Goldsmith and Mount Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $196,400±$25kHighest 31% below TX $141,700±$106kLowest 50% below TX
Mount Enterprise and Goldsmith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,083±$199 23% below TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly $961Lowest 77% below TX $1,750Highest 59% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±75.5Highest TX: 51.7% 33.3%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Mount Enterprise and Goldsmith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 2.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 77.3%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 28 yrs older than TX 1958Lowest 34 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 7% below TX 30 minHighest 12% above TX
Work from home 6.9%±5.6Highest TX: 14.4% 3.7%±10.6Lowest TX: 14.4%
Mount Enterprise and Goldsmith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 1.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Nacogdoches (12%)Odessa (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GoldsmithFew work in Mount Enterprise
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.2Lowest 242Highest
Schools
School district MOUNT ENTERPRISE ISD—
High school in town Mt. Enterprise H S—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.2 —
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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