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Oak Leaf vs Bayview

442 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.2× in Oak Leaf) and jobs per worker (4.5× in Bayview).

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Oak Leaf, TXHomes around $450KTexas · 1,827 people
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Bayview, TXA small town of 887Texas · 887 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.

Oak LeafHomes around $450K
Housing$450K typical home50% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Oak Leaf →
BayviewA small town of 887
Quiet strengthsBayview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bayview →
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.

Street grid4.2×
Oak Leaf has the more walkable street grid
Oak Leaf 30.8Bayview 7.4
Jobs per worker4.5×
Bayview is more of a job hub
Bayview 0.18Oak Leaf 0.04
Home values+31%
Homes cost more in Oak Leaf
Oak Leaf $411,300Bayview $313,100
Average commute6 min
Oak Leaf has the shorter commute
Bayview 32 minOak Leaf 25 min
Size2.1×
Oak Leaf is the bigger place
Oak Leaf 1,827Bayview 887
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $790 more a month in Oak Leaf

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.

Oak Leaf$2,800/mo
Typical home $450K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · Housing →
Bayview$2,020/mo
Typical home $313K (Census) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $2,250/mo · Housing →

The difference: $790 a month, about $9,500 a year, between Oak Leaf and Bayview.

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.

Health
B+Oak LeafHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns –BayviewNot 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
Oak LeafBayview
Snow a year0″0″
January low—52°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd75th
Outdoors & history
Oak LeafBayview
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—3.1%
Community
Oak LeafBayview
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

442 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oak LeafTXBayviewTX
Oak Leaf ↔ Bayview442 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.

Oak LeafBayview
People
Population 1,827Highest 887Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.6% TX: +15.9% —
Median age 46.8±5.5Highest 31% above TX 46.2±13.2Lowest 30% above TX
Oak Leaf and Bayview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.9%±3.8Highest TX: 25% 16.2%±3.7Lowest TX: 25%
Oak Leaf and Bayview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.7%±5.9Highest TX: 13.4% 14%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Oak Leaf and Bayview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 42.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±4.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 14.9%±9.6Highest TX: 6.2%
Bayview and Oak Leaf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $131,806±$34kLowest 68% above TX $135,685±$23kHighest 73% above TX
Bayview and Oak Leaf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $411,300±$45kHighest 45% above TX $313,100±$41kLowest 10% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $2,250±$941 60% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,906Highest 16% above TX $4,481Lowest 6% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.5%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 22.2%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Bayview and Oak Leaf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 2.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 94%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 6 yrs older than TX 1997Highest 5 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 5% below TX 32 minHighest 19% above TX
Work from home 17.9%±9.6Highest TX: 14.4% 11.2%±8.2Lowest TX: 14.4%
Oak Leaf and Bayview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (29%)South Padre Island (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BayviewFew work in Oak Leaf
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.8Highest 7.4Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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