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Orange vs White Settlement

284 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.8× in Orange) and growth since 2010 (+9.5 pts in White Settlement).

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Orange, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 19,177 people
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White Settlement, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 18,150 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.

OrangeAn outdoors town
Outdoors#70 most conserved land in TX11 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$186K typical home38% below the TX typical home Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Orange →
White SettlementAn outdoors town
Outdoors#130 most conserved land in TX3.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health72% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$219K typical home27% below the TX typical home All about White Settlement →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails3.8×
Orange has more miles of trail
Orange 11.4 miWhite Settlement 3.0 mi
Growth since 2010+9.5 pts
White Settlement has grown faster since 2010
White Settlement +13.4%Orange +3.9%
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in White Settlement
White Settlement $2,762Orange $2,154
Work in town+14 pts
More of Orange’s workers stay in town
Orange 18.5%White Settlement 4.5%
Street grid+70%
White Settlement has the more walkable street grid
White Settlement 84.8Orange 50.0
Work from home+6.9 pts
More people work from home in White Settlement
White Settlement 10.2%Orange 3.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in White Settlement

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.

Orange$1,180/mo
Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,108/mo · Housing →
White Settlement$1,420/mo
Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $1,253/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,800 a year, between White Settlement and Orange.

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

White Settlement places higher on 13 of 25 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
COrangeSafer than 28% of U.S. towns C−White SettlementSafer than 22% of U.S. towns
Schools
COrangeBetter than 30% of districts in the state C+White SettlementBetter than 40% of districts in the state
Health
DOrangeHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns CWhite SettlementHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns
11Orange
13White Settlement

Lists won, of 25 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #535#203 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #76#156 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #524#272 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #437#189 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #424#169 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #127#70 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #243#398 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#566

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Orange’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
OrangeWhite Settlement
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F33°F
July high90°F97°F
Growing season (days)273d245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd37th
Outdoors & history
OrangeWhite Settlement
Trails11 mi3 mi
Conserved land9.2%5.6%
Settled1830—
National Register places5—
Community
OrangeWhite Settlement
Library hours a week41 hrs36 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

284 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OrangeTXWhite SettlementTX
Orange ↔ White Settlement284 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.

OrangeWhite Settlement
People
Population 19,177Highest 18,150Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +13.4%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.3±2.6Highest about the TX average 35.1±3.2Lowest about the TX average
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.5%±3.4Highest TX: 25% 26.2%±3.5Lowest TX: 25%
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±2.1Highest TX: 13.4% 14.3%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 17.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2% 3.8%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,891±$6kHighest 20% below TX $56,784±$3kLowest 28% below TX
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $164,900±$26kLowest 42% below TX $187,100±$9kHighest 34% below TX
White Settlement and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,108±$67Lowest 21% below TX $1,253±$80Highest 11% below TX
White Settlement and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,154Lowest 49% below TX $2,762Highest 35% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.6%±8.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 60.6%±10.9Highest TX: 51.7%
White Settlement and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 12.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59%Lowest TX: 62.6% 60.7%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973 19 yrs older than TX 1973 19 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 14% below TX 23 minLowest 15% below TX
Work from home 3.3%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.2%±4.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 18.5%Highest 4.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.62Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Beaumont (14%)Fort Worth (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in White SettlementFew work in Orange
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Highest 5.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.4 miHighest 3.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.0Lowest 84.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #369 of 583 in TX#265 of 583 in TX
School district TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL · LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISDTRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY · WHITE SETTLEMENT ISD
High school in town None in townTrinity Basin Preparatory - Titan Academy
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.3
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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