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

147 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OakwoodTX PeasterTX

Oakwood ↔ Peaster147 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Texas average

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People

Population 570Highest 515Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -23.7% TX: +15.9% —

Median age 56.3±38.7Highest 58% above TX 54±4.1Lowest 52% above TX

Oakwood and Peaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 37%±21.4Highest TX: 25% 11.7%±10.4Lowest TX: 25%

Oakwood and Peaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 45.1%±4.4Highest TX: 13.4% 20.4%±6.3Lowest TX: 13.4%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 8.5%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±3.3Highest TX: 6.2% 2.1%±3.4Lowest TX: 6.2%

Oakwood and Peaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $37,396±$10k 52% below TX —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $111,500±$19k 61% below TX —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $680±$109 52% below TX —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.4%±45.2Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±56.6Lowest TX: 51.7%

Oakwood and Peaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 29.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.6%Lowest TX: 62.6% 70.9%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 35 yrs older than TX 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 49% below TX 22 minHighest 19% below TX

Work from home 10.5%±12.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 28.3%±28.7Highest TX: 14.4%

Peaster and Oakwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 77.8 miHighest 31.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.91Lowest 3.92Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Buffalo (16%)Fort Worth (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PeasterFew work in Oakwood

Outdoors

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 60.3Highest 16.5Lowest

Schools

School district OAKWOOD ISDPEASTER ISD

High school in town Oakwood H SPeaster H S

Students per teacherat that high school 7.3Lowest 12.7Highest

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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