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Peaster vs Oakwood

147 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.7× in Oakwood) and age 65+ (+24.7 pts in Oakwood).

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Peaster, TXA regional job hubTexas · 515 people
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Oakwood, TXA regional job hubTexas · 570 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.

PeasterA regional job hub
Work302 jobsbased in Peaster, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 72%of TX districts All about Peaster →
OakwoodA regional job hub
Work275 jobsbased in Oakwood, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 12%of TX districts All about Oakwood →
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 grid3.7×
Oakwood has the more walkable street grid
Oakwood 60.3Peaster 16.5
Age 65++24.7 pts
Oakwood has more people 65 and up
Oakwood 45.1%Peaster 20.4%
Typical home built29 yrs
Oakwood’s homes are older
Peaster 1986Oakwood 1957
Jobs per worker2.1×
Peaster is more of a job hub
Peaster 3.92Oakwood 1.91
Average commute8 min
Oakwood has the shorter commute
Peaster 22 minOakwood 14 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 DOakwoodBetter than 12% of districts in the state
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
PeasterOakwood
Snow a year—0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th43rd
Outdoors & history
PeasterOakwood
Settled—1872
Community
PeasterOakwood
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

147 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PeasterTXOakwoodTX
Peaster ↔ Oakwood147 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.

PeasterOakwood
People
Population 515Lowest 570Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -23.7% TX: +15.9%
Median age 54±4.1Lowest 52% above TX 56.3±38.7Highest 58% 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 11.7%±10.4Lowest TX: 25% 37%±21.4Highest TX: 25%
Oakwood 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% 45.1%±4.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 9.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±3.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.7%±3.3Highest 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 0%±56.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 52.4%±45.2Highest 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 1.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 29.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 68.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1957Lowest 35 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 19% below TX 14 minLowest 49% below TX
Work from home 28.3%±28.7Highest TX: 14.4% 10.5%±12.4Lowest 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 1.3%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 77.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.92Highest 1.91Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (23%)Buffalo (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OakwoodFew work in Peaster
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 16.5Lowest 60.3Highest
Schools
School district PEASTER ISDOAKWOOD ISD
High school in town Peaster H SOakwood H S
Students per teacherat that high school 12.7Highest 7.3Lowest
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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