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Novice vs Toco 258 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+82% in Novice) and average commute (16 min in Toco).
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Toco, TX A small town of 76 Texas · 76 people
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.
Novice A small town of 101
Quiet strengths Novice doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Novice →
Toco A small town of 76
Quiet strengths Toco doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Toco →
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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs about the same each month 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Novice $230 /mo
Typical home $30K (Census) · tax rate 2.87% · Housing →
Toco $220 /mo
Typical home $35K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $1,266/mo · Housing →
Within $50 a month of each other.
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.
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.
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 258 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Novice ↔ Toco 258 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
101 Highest 76 Lowest
Median age
41.2 ±17.3 Highest 16% above TX 36.3 ±23.1 Lowest about the TX average
Kids under 18
12.9% ±39.5 Lowest TX: 25% 34.2% ±33.4 Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+
15.8% ±39.6 Lowest TX: 13.4% 22.4% ±47.5 Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
8.1% Highest TX: 33.8% 6.1% Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±21 Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.9% ±26.4 Highest TX: 6.2%
Household incomemedian
$70,625 ±$54k Highest 10% below TX $47,292 ±$11k Lowest 40% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$29,600 ±$11k Lowest 90% below TX $35,000 ±$24k Highest 88% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly
— $1,266 ±$339 10% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly
$850 Highest 80% below TX $467 Lowest 89% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 80% ±100 TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line
18.8% Highest TX: 13.8% 17.1% Lowest TX: 13.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.2% Highest TX: 62.6% 57.1% Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1947 Lowest 45 yrs older than TX 1974 Highest 18 yrs older than TX
Average commuteone way
34 min Highest 28% above TX 18 min Lowest 34% below TX
Work from home
32.6% ±51.7 Highest TX: 14.4% 6.7% ±12.1 Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
145.3 mi Highest 51.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.05 Highest 0.00 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Coleman (10%) Paris (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Toco Few work in Novice
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
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
90.2 Highest 35.2 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Novice 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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