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Penitas vs Kermit

478 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (9.8× in Kermit) and property tax bill (2.5× in Penitas).

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Penitas, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 6,444 people
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Kermit, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 5,689 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.

PenitasAn outdoors town
Outdoors#86 most trails in TX8.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$164K typical home45% below the TX typical home All about Penitas →
KermitAn outdoors town
Outdoors#10 most walkable in TX1.7 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 46%of TX districts Housing$147K typical home51% below the TX typical home All about Kermit →
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.

Street grid9.8×
Kermit has the more walkable street grid
Kermit 150Penitas 15.3
Property tax bill2.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Penitas
Penitas $2,839Kermit $1,156
Growth since 2010+36.9 pts
Penitas has grown faster since 2010
Penitas +46.7%Kermit +9.8%
Trails4.8×
Penitas has more miles of trail
Penitas 8.1 miKermit 1.7 mi
Typical home built36 yrs
Kermit’s homes are older
Penitas 2004Kermit 1968
Work in town+21.6 pts
More of Kermit’s workers stay in town
Kermit 23.5%Penitas 1.9%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Kermit 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
B+PenitasSafer than 67% of U.S. towns A−KermitSafer than 75% of U.S. towns
Schools
DPenitasBetter than 12% of districts in the state B−KermitBetter than 46% of districts in the state
Health
D−PenitasHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns C−KermitHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns
7Penitas
12Kermit

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #628#10 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #538#41 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #553#236 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #215#509 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #634#363 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #296#515 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #295#31 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #25#245

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Penitas

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.

Penitas$1,090/mo
Typical home $164K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $697/mo · Housing →
Kermit$860/mo
Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,071/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Penitas and Kermit.

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.

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
PenitasKermit
Snow a year0″2″
January low49°F27°F
July high98°F96°F
Growing season (days)365d215d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st5th
Outdoors & history
PenitasKermit
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.4%3.2%
Settled—1938
Community
PenitasKermit
Library hours a week53 hrs43 hrs
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

478 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PenitasTXKermitTX
Penitas ↔ Kermit478 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.

PenitasKermit
People
Population 6,444Highest 5,689Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +46.7%Highest TX: +15.9% +9.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.6±6Lowest 8% below TX 35.3±3.1Highest about the TX average
Kermit and Penitas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.7%±7.4Highest TX: 25% 28.1%±3.7Lowest TX: 25%
Penitas and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.8%±3.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.3%±2.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Kermit and Penitas 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%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2.4Highest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±2.2Lowest TX: 6.2%
Penitas and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,993±$14kLowest 38% below TX $81,170±$22kHighest 3% above TX
Kermit and Penitas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $167,000±$28kHighest 41% below TX $151,600±$34kLowest 47% below TX
Penitas and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $697±$627Lowest 50% below TX $1,071±$76Highest 24% below TX
Kermit and Penitas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,839Highest 33% below TX $1,156Lowest 73% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.1%±73.1Highest TX: 51.7% 44.1%±34.7Lowest TX: 51.7%
Penitas and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 16.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 84.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 12 yrs newer than TX 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 17% below TX 31 minHighest 16% above TX
Work from home 12.2%±12Highest TX: 14.4% 0.4%±0.5Lowest TX: 14.4%
Penitas and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 23.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 41.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McAllen (16%)Midland (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KermitFew work in Penitas
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.1 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.3Lowest 150Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #409 of 583 in TX#410 of 583 in TX
School district LA JOYA ISDKERMIT ISD
High school in town None in townKermit H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.7
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.

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