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%

Palacios$1,330/mo

Typical home $198K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.75% · or rent about $785/mo · Housing →

Henrietta$1,170/mo

Typical home $184K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $790/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Palacios and Henrietta.

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

Henrietta places higher on 12 of 20 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

C+PalaciosSafer than 36% of U.S. towns –HenriettaNot graded

Schools

BPalaciosBetter than 58% of districts in the state B+HenriettaBetter than 74% of districts in the state

Health

C+PalaciosHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns C+HenriettaHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns

7Palacios

12Henrietta

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #18#566 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #488#124 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#41 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #171#469 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #423#226 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #614#440 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #511#348 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #291#431

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Palacios’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

PalaciosHenrietta

Snow a year0″1″

January low46°F 29°F

July high91°F 97°F

Growing season (days)321d 221d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 30th

Outdoors & history

PalaciosHenrietta

Trails2 mi 0 mi

Conserved land2%0.9%

Settled1903 1857

National Register places4 1

Community

PalaciosHenrietta

Library hours a week40 hrs 38 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

371 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PalaciosTX HenriettaTX

Palacios ↔ Henrietta371 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

PalaciosHenrietta

People

Population 4,388Highest 3,167Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.8%Lowest TX: +15.9% -1%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 46.2±10.4Lowest 30% above TX 48.3±5.6Highest 36% above TX

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

Kids under 18 17.4%±7.3Lowest TX: 25% 20.8%±5Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 22.9%±7.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 25.8%±5.3Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 25.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 6%±2.2Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,620±$17kLowest 33% below TX $66,630±$10kHighest 15% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,800±$67kHighest 46% below TX $145,600±$14kLowest 49% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $785±$300Lowest 44% below TX $790±$98Highest 44% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,695Highest 36% below TX $1,976Lowest 53% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 89.6%±26.4Highest TX: 51.7% 53.3%±26.4Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 19.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 8.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84%Highest TX: 62.6% 77.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX 1975Highest 17 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 12% below TX 20 minLowest 25% below TX

Work from home 0%±0.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.3%±5.9Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 10.9%Lowest 19%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 56.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.43Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (15%)Wichita Falls (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HenriettaFew work in Palacios

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.0Lowest 61.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #238 of 583 in TX #139 of 583 in TX

School district PALACIOS ISDHENRIETTA ISD

High school in town Palacios Junior Senior H SHenrietta H S

Students per teacherat that high school 11.2Highest 8.6Lowest

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.

Palacios vs Henrietta

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Palacios

Henrietta places higher on 12 of 20 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

371 miles apart

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