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Normangee vs Tom Bean

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+89% in Tom Bean) and household income (+69% in Tom Bean).

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Normangee, TXA small town of 826Texas · 826 people
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Tom Bean, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 799 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.

NormangeeA small town of 826
Quiet strengthsNormangee doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Normangee →
Tom BeanKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 73%of TX districts All about Tom Bean →
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.

Property tax bill+89%
Tax bills are bigger in Tom Bean
Tom Bean $3,035Normangee $1,610
Household income+69%
Households in Tom Bean earn more
Tom Bean $88,824Normangee $52,500
Jobs per worker3.5×
Normangee is more of a job hub
Normangee 0.56Tom Bean 0.16
Growth since 2010+16.7 pts
Tom Bean has grown faster since 2010
Tom Bean -11%Normangee -27.7%
Age 65++13.8 pts
Tom Bean has more people 65 and up
Tom Bean 21.4%Normangee 7.6%
Average commute10 min
Tom Bean has the shorter commute
Normangee 37 minTom Bean 27 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Normangee

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.

Normangee$1,890/mo
Typical home $318K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $948/mo · Housing →
Tom Bean$1,470/mo
Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,581/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Normangee and Tom Bean.

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
BNormangeeBetter than 61% of districts in the state B+Tom BeanBetter than 73% 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
NormangeeTom Bean
Snow a year1″1″
January low37°F33°F
July high95°F94°F
Growing season (days)240d242d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th35th
Outdoors & history
NormangeeTom Bean
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1907—
Community
NormangeeTom Bean
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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NormangeeTXTom BeanTX
Normangee ↔ Tom Bean173 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.

NormangeeTom Bean
People
Population 826Highest 799Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -27.7%Lowest TX: +15.9% -11%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 46.1±15.1Lowest 29% above TX 47.1±8.8Highest 32% above TX
Tom Bean and Normangee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±9.8Highest TX: 25% 18%±8Lowest TX: 25%
Normangee and Tom Bean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.6%±5.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 21.4%±3.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 10.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 8.4%±3.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Tom Bean and Normangee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,500±$18kLowest 33% below TX $88,824±$10kHighest 13% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,700±$10kLowest 34% below TX $232,300±$27kHighest 18% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $948±$51Lowest 32% below TX $1,581±$660Highest 13% above TX
Tom Bean and Normangee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,610Lowest 62% below TX $3,035Highest 28% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.5%±29.9Highest TX: 51.7% 27.8%±17.5Lowest TX: 51.7%
Normangee and Tom Bean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 2.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 68.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 37% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 6.1%±4.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 12.8%±5.5Highest TX: 14.4%
Tom Bean and Normangee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 77.3 miHighest 33.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (21%)Sherman (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tom BeanFew work in Normangee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.3Highest 47.2Lowest
Schools
School district NORMANGEE ISDTOM BEAN ISD
High school in town Normangee H STom Bean H S
Students per teacherat that high school 8.4Lowest 10.0Highest
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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