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Murchison vs Mount Calm

75 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.7× in Murchison) and home values (+45% in Murchison).

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Murchison, TXHomes around $249KTexas · 568 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.

MurchisonHomes around $249K
Housing$249K typical home17% below the TX typical home All about Murchison →
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.

Jobs per worker9.7×
Murchison is more of a job hub
Murchison 0.29Mount Calm 0.03
Home values+45%
Homes cost more in Murchison
Murchison $162,500Mount Calm $111,700
Street grid2.3×
Mount Calm has the more walkable street grid
Mount Calm 59.9Murchison 25.5
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Mount Calm
Mount Calm $1,222Murchison $913
Typical home built18 yrs
Murchison’s homes are older
Mount Calm 1992Murchison 1974
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 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.

Murchison$1,420/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $1,097/mo · Housing →
Mount Calm$1,610/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,143/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Mount Calm and Murchison.

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−MurchisonBetter than 48% of districts in the state 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
MurchisonMount Calm
Snow a year—0″
January low—35°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—250d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th27th
Outdoors & history
MurchisonMount Calm
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos12
Famous people born here2—
Community
MurchisonMount 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

75 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MurchisonTXMount CalmTX
Murchison ↔ Mount Calm75 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.

MurchisonMount Calm
People
Population 568Highest 439Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.1% TX: +15.9% —
Median age 39±12.6Highest 10% above TX 38.7±19.8Lowest 9% above TX
Murchison and Mount Calm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±4.8Lowest TX: 25% 30.3%±9Highest TX: 25%
Mount Calm and Murchison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.3%±14.6Highest TX: 13.4% 26.2%±11.5Lowest TX: 13.4%
Murchison and Mount Calm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±4.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.7%±5.4Highest TX: 6.2%
Mount Calm and Murchison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,908±$10kHighest 27% below TX $49,934±$17kLowest 36% below TX
Murchison and Mount Calm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,500±$28kHighest 43% below TX $111,700±$8kLowest 61% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,097±$426Lowest 22% below TX $1,143±$330Highest 19% below TX
Mount Calm and Murchison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $913Lowest 78% below TX $1,222Highest 71% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.9%±36.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 59.4%±93.7Highest TX: 51.7%
Mount Calm and Murchison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 14.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 72.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 9% above TX 29 minHighest 10% above TX
Work from home 4.6%±7.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 20.9%±12.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Mount Calm and Murchison 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 29.8 miLowest 53.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Athens (21%)Hubbard (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount CalmFew work in Murchison
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.5Lowest 59.9Highest
Schools
School district MURCHISON ISD—
High school in town None in town—
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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