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

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PutnamTX ImpactTX

Putnam ↔ Impact33 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

PutnamImpact

People

Population 9Lowest 13Highest

Median age 57.3±11.8Lowest 61% above TX 58.2±16.5Highest 63% above TX

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

Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest TX: 25% 23.1%±100Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 33.3%±100Highest TX: 13.4% 15.4%±100Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 20%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.7%±100Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 TX: 51.7%

Below poverty line 0%Lowest TX: 13.8% 61.5%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest TX: 62.6% 80%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX 1945Lowest 47 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Work from home 50%±55.9 TX: 14.4% —

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00

Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (11%)Abilene (79%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ImpactFew work in Putnam

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.6Highest 22.8Lowest

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.

Putnam vs Impact

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