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Munday vs Anton

148 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.1× in Munday) and property tax bill (2.3× in Munday).

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Munday, TXHomes around $97KTexas · 1,407 people
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Anton, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 1,053 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.

MundayHomes around $97K
Housing$97K typical home68% below the TX typical home Health76% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 67%of TX districts All about Munday →
AntonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 3%of TX districts Housing$156K typical home48% below the TX typical home Health76% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Anton →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker6.1×
Munday is more of a job hub
Munday 0.49Anton 0.08
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Munday
Munday $1,633Anton $721
Rent+62%
Rent runs higher in Anton
Anton $781Munday $481
Average commute16 min
Munday has the shorter commute
Anton 29 minMunday 12 min
Growth since 2010+15.2 pts
Munday has grown faster since 2010
Munday -4.2%Anton -19.4%
Work in town+14.7 pts
More of Munday’s workers stay in town
Munday 17%Anton 2.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Anton

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.

Munday$670/mo
Typical home $97K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.05% · or rent about $481/mo · Housing →
Anton$970/mo
Typical home $156K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $781/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Anton and Munday.

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+MundayBetter than 67% of districts in the state D−AntonBetter than 3% of districts in the state
Health
C−MundayHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns C−AntonHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns
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
MundayAnton
Snow a year4″7″
January low31°F23°F
July high97°F93°F
Growing season (days)232d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th47th
Outdoors & history
MundayAnton
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.2%
Settled—1924
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—1
Community
MundayAnton
Library hours a week20 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

148 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MundayTXAntonTX
Munday ↔ Anton148 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.

MundayAnton
People
Population 1,407Highest 1,053Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.2%Highest TX: +15.9% -19.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.8±2.7Highest 3% above TX 34.1±6.2Lowest 4% below TX
Munday and Anton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.6%±6 TX: 25% 29.6%±4.3 TX: 25%
Age 65+ 13.8%±3.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 20.4%±2.9Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 10.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 2.2%±2.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Anton and Munday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,406±$6kHighest 28% below TX $52,000±$11kLowest 34% below TX
Munday and Anton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,500±$9kHighest 72% below TX $63,500±$8kLowest 78% below TX
Munday and Anton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $481±$134Lowest 66% below TX $781±$141Highest 44% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,633Highest 61% below TX $721Lowest 83% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 4.5%±30.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 11.5%±29.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Anton and Munday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 13.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 76.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 24 yrs older than TX 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 54% below TX 29 minHighest 7% above TX
Work from home 1.7%±1.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 4%±3.6Highest TX: 14.4%
Anton and Munday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 17%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 62.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wichita Falls (7%)Lubbock (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AntonFew work in Munday
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
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 121Lowest 160Highest
Schools
School district MUNDAY CISD—
High school in town Munday Secondary—
Students per teacherat that high school 7.9 —
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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