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Mount Enterprise vs Staples

238 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.7× in Staples) and jobs per worker (6.5× in Mount Enterprise).

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Mount Enterprise, TXHomes around $226KTexas · 357 people
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Staples, TXA small town of 288Texas · 288 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 →
StaplesA small town of 288
Quiet strengthsStaples doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Staples →
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.

Property tax bill2.7×
Tax bills are bigger in Staples
Staples $2,577Mount Enterprise $961
Jobs per worker6.5×
Mount Enterprise is more of a job hub
Mount Enterprise 0.39Staples 0.06
Street grid3.3×
Mount Enterprise has the more walkable street grid
Mount Enterprise 39.2Staples 12.0
Average commute13 min
Mount Enterprise has the shorter commute
Staples 38 minMount Enterprise 25 min
Typical home built18 yrs
Mount Enterprise’s homes are older
Staples 1982Mount Enterprise 1964
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Staples

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 →
Staples$1,510/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $1,271/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Staples and Mount Enterprise.

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 –StaplesNot 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 EnterpriseStaples
Snow a year1″0″
January low36°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)247d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th57th
Outdoors & history
Mount EnterpriseStaples
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Mount EnterpriseStaples
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

238 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount EnterpriseTXStaplesTX
Mount Enterprise ↔ Staples238 miles apart
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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 EnterpriseStaples
People
Population 357Highest 288Lowest
Median age 43.1±15.7Lowest 21% above TX 46.8±12.2Highest 31% above TX
Staples 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% 14.2%±11.2Lowest TX: 25%
Mount Enterprise and Staples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.5%±12.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 25.3%±6.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Staples and Mount Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 20.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±4.9Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±7.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Mount Enterprise and Staples 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 $80,833±$34kHighest 3% above TX
Staples 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±$25kLowest 31% below TX $246,700±$185kHighest 13% below TX
Staples and Mount Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,083±$199Lowest 23% below TX $1,271±$176Highest 9% below TX
Staples and Mount Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $961Lowest 77% below TX $2,577Highest 39% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±75.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 63.6%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Staples and Mount Enterprise 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% 0.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 81.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 7% below TX 38 minHighest 40% above TX
Work from home 6.9%±5.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 13.6%±14.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Staples and Mount Enterprise are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Nacogdoches (12%)San Antonio (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StaplesFew work in Mount Enterprise
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.2Highest 12.0Lowest
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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