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Oak Leaf vs Poetry

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Poetry) and street grid (2.9× in Poetry).

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Oak Leaf, TXHomes around $450KTexas · 1,827 people
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Poetry, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 1,642 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 →
PoetryKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 27%of TX districts All about Poetry →
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 worker4.5×
Poetry is more of a job hub
Poetry 0.18Oak Leaf 0.04
Street grid2.9×
Poetry has the more walkable street grid
Poetry 89.2Oak Leaf 30.8
Bachelor’s degree++8.6 pts
More adults in Oak Leaf have a degree
Oak Leaf 41.6%Poetry 33%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 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 →
Poetry$2,330/mo
Typical home $367K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $2,114/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Oak Leaf and Poetry.

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
–Oak LeafNot graded CPoetryBetter than 27% of districts in the state
Health
B+Oak LeafHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns –PoetryNot 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 LeafPoetry
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd31st
Community
Oak LeafPoetry
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

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oak LeafTXPoetryTX
Oak Leaf ↔ Poetry41 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 LeafPoetry
People
Population 1,827Highest 1,642Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.6% TX: +15.9% —
Median age 46.8±5.5Highest 31% above TX 44.7±6.2Lowest 26% above TX
Oak Leaf and Poetry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.9%±3.8Lowest TX: 25% 28.6%±7.2Highest TX: 25%
Poetry and Oak Leaf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.7%±5.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 19.7%±8.2Highest TX: 13.4%
Poetry and Oak Leaf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 33%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±4.9Highest TX: 6.2% 6.1%±4.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Oak Leaf and Poetry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $131,806±$34kHighest 68% above TX $95,357±$26kLowest 22% above TX
Oak Leaf and Poetry 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 $367,100±$138kLowest 29% above TX
Oak Leaf and Poetry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $2,114±$595 51% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,906Highest 16% above TX $4,863Lowest 15% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.5%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 35.3%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Poetry 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% 2.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 95.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 6 yrs older than TX 1987Highest 5 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 5% below TX 29 minHighest 9% above TX
Work from home 17.9%±9.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 25%±16.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Poetry and Oak Leaf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.2%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (29%)Dallas (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PoetryFew work in Oak Leaf
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
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 30.8Lowest 89.2Highest
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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