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 paymentRate%

Onalaska$1,080/mo

Typical home $173K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $1,083/mo · Housing →

Vinton$1,630/mo

Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $918/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Vinton and Onalaska.

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

Vinton places higher on 10 of 17 TX lists

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.

Safety

COnalaskaSafer than 26% of U.S. towns –VintonNot graded

Schools

A−OnalaskaBetter than 83% of districts in the state C+VintonBetter than 38% of districts in the state

Health

DOnalaskaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns CVintonHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns

7Onalaska

10Vinton

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #642#18 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #140#489 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #225#545 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #626#381 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #363#157 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #570#367 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #395#584 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #359#527

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Onalaska’s rankings →

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

OnalaskaVinton

Snow a year—0″

January low—34°F

July high—94°F

Growing season (days)—264d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 3rd

Outdoors & history

OnalaskaVinton

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.8%0%

Settled—1961

Community

OnalaskaVinton

Library hours a week38 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

681 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OnalaskaTX VintonTX

Onalaska ↔ Vinton681 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

OnalaskaVinton

People

Population 3,210Highest 2,585Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +71.2%Highest TX: +15.9% +36.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 43.8±12.1Lowest 23% above TX 44.5±2.7Highest 25% above TX

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

Kids under 18 23.5%±6.2Highest TX: 25% 11%±2.8Lowest TX: 25%

Age 65+ 16.8%±5.3Highest TX: 13.4% 13.7%±3.3Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 8.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±4.7Highest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,912±$31kLowest 34% below TX $65,991±$13kHighest 16% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,800±$82kHighest 42% below TX $109,100±$9kLowest 62% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,083±$196Highest 23% below TX $918±$483Lowest 35% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,056Highest 51% below TX $1,300Lowest 69% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.8%±39Highest TX: 51.7% 47%±23.7Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 23.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 18.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 85.6%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 1 yr newer than TX 1991Lowest 1 yr older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 17% below TX 25 minHighest 5% below TX

Work from home 7.3%±6.7Highest TX: 14.4% 3.3%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.1%Highest 4.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 47.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 1.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (11%)El Paso (66%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VintonFew work in Onalaska

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.1Highest 25.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #140 of 583 in TX #489 of 583 in TX

School district ONALASKA ISDCANUTILLO ISD

High school in town Onalaska Jr./Sr. HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 12.5 —

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.

Onalaska vs Vinton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Vinton

Vinton places higher on 10 of 17 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

681 miles apart

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