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Plainview vs Corsicana

337 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+49% in Corsicana) and growth since 2010 (+14.6 pts in Corsicana).

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Plainview, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 19,711 people
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Corsicana, TXHomes around $180KTexas · 25,511 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.

PlainviewKnown for its schools
Schools#78 for schools in TXof 583 towns Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$121K typical home60% below the TX typical home All about Plainview →
CorsicanaHomes around $180K
Housing$180K typical home40% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 59%of TX districts Health86% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Corsicana →
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.

Home values+49%
Homes cost more in Corsicana
Corsicana $168,900Plainview $113,000
Growth since 2010+14.6 pts
Corsicana has grown faster since 2010
Corsicana +5.6%Plainview -9%
Rent+28%
Rent runs higher in Corsicana
Corsicana $1,093Plainview $851
Household income+28%
Households in Corsicana earn more
Corsicana $57,212Plainview $44,768
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Corsicana
Corsicana $1,969Plainview $1,609
Street grid+40%
Plainview has the more walkable street grid
Plainview 71.2Corsicana 50.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Corsicana

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.

Plainview$780/mo
Typical home $121K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $851/mo · Housing →
Corsicana$1,120/mo
Typical home $180K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $1,093/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Corsicana and Plainview.

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

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.

Safety
C−PlainviewSafer than 20% of U.S. towns C−CorsicanaSafer than 16% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−PlainviewBetter than 54% of districts in the state BCorsicanaBetter than 59% of districts in the state
Health
DPlainviewHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DCorsicanaHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns
11Plainview
11Corsicana

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #24#472 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #78#309 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #512#306 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #431#212 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #599#368 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #86#263 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #141#297 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #543#376

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Plainview’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
PlainviewCorsicana
Snow a year8″0″
January low26°F35°F
July high92°F95°F
Growing season (days)209d246d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd41st
Outdoors & history
PlainviewCorsicana
Trails5 mi4 mi
Conserved land5.2%1.9%
Settled—1848
National Register places18
Archive photos—6
Community
PlainviewCorsicana
Library hours a week52 hrs45 hrs
Colleges in town11
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

337 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PlainviewTXCorsicanaTX
Plainview ↔ Corsicana337 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.

PlainviewCorsicana
People
Population 19,711Lowest 25,511Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +5.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.7±1.7Lowest 8% below TX 33.3±1.4Highest 6% below TX
Corsicana and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.5%±2.5Highest TX: 25% 26.6%±2.2Lowest TX: 25%
Plainview and Corsicana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±1.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 15.1%±1.8Highest TX: 13.4%
Corsicana and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.9%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 7%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Plainview and Corsicana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,768±$3kLowest 43% below TX $57,212±$4kHighest 27% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,000±$12kLowest 60% below TX $168,900±$14kHighest 40% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $851±$53Lowest 39% below TX $1,093±$67Highest 22% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,609Lowest 62% below TX $1,969Highest 53% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48%±8.3Highest TX: 51.7% 44.2%±7.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Plainview and Corsicana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24%Highest TX: 13.8% 18.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.6%Lowest TX: 62.6% 55.4%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than TX 1974Highest 18 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 30% below TX 20 minHighest 24% below TX
Work from home 2.9%±1.7Lowest TX: 14.4% 6.7%±1.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 40.2%Highest 33.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miLowest 42.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Lowest 1.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (16%)Dallas (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorsicanaFew work in Plainview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 10Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.2Highest 50.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #78 of 583 in TX#309 of 583 in TX
School district ABERNATHY ISD · ANTON ISDTWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY · CORSICANA ISD
High school in town Plainview H SCorsicana H S
Students per teacherat that high school 12.5Lowest 15.5Highest
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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