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Peaster vs Asherton

325 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11× in Asherton) and jobs per worker (10.1× in Peaster).

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Peaster, TXA regional job hubTexas · 515 people

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Asherton, TXHomes around $101KTexas · 543 people

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.

PeasterA regional job hub

Work302 jobsbased in Peaster, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 72%of TX districts All about Peaster →

AshertonHomes around $101K

Housing$101K typical home66% below the TX typical home All about Asherton →

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.

Street grid11×

Asherton has the more walkable street grid

Asherton 181Peaster 16.5

Jobs per worker10.1×

Peaster is more of a job hub

Peaster 3.92Asherton 0.39

Average commute10 min

Asherton has the shorter commute

Peaster 22 minAsherton 12 min

★ What stands out · 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

B+PeasterBetter than 72% of districts in the state –AshertonNot 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

PeasterAsherton

Snow a year—0″

January low—37°F

July high—99°F

Growing season (days)—265d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th 3rd

Outdoors & history

PeasterAsherton

National Register places—1

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here—1

Community

PeasterAsherton

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

325 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PeasterTX AshertonTX

Peaster ↔ Asherton325 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

PeasterAsherton

People

Population 515Lowest 543Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -33.4% TX: +15.9%

Median age 54±4.1Lowest 52% above TX 58.2±26.6Highest 63% above TX

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

Kids under 18 11.7%±10.4Lowest TX: 25% 20.3%±15Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 20.4%±6.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 38.5%±22.4Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 6.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±3.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.7%±7.4Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $24,208±$9k 69% below TX

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $82,400±$9k 71% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly — $712 83% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±56.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 73.2%±23Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 1.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 30.4%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.5%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1983Lowest 9 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 19% below TX 12 minLowest 55% below TX

Work from home 28.3%±28.7Highest TX: 14.4% 8.9%±12.2Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 69.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.92Highest 0.39Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (23%)San Antonio (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AshertonFew work in Peaster

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.5Lowest 181Highest

Schools

School district PEASTER ISD—

High school in town Peaster H S—

Students per teacherat that high school 12.7 —

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.