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.

Down paymentRate%

Robinson$1,990/mo

Typical home $305K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,419/mo · Housing →

Briar$2,490/mo

Typical home $406K (Census) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $1,234/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Briar and Robinson.

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

Robinson places higher on 11 of 18 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+RobinsonSafer than 72% of U.S. towns –BriarNot graded

Schools

B+RobinsonBetter than 74% of districts in the state BBriarBetter than 57% of districts in the state

Health

BRobinsonHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns C+BriarHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns

11Robinson

6Briar

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #106#629 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #217#469 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #302#163 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #193#321 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #192#312 Most affordableCost of living · 651 towns #444#548 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#566 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #422#338

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Robinson’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

RobinsonBriar

Snow a year0″1″

January low—33°F

July high—95°F

Growing season (days)—237d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th 52nd

Outdoors & history

RobinsonBriar

Trails4 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Community

RobinsonBriar

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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RobinsonTX BriarTX

Robinson ↔ Briar112 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

RobinsonBriar

People

Population 12,800Highest 7,228Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +18.4%Lowest TX: +15.9% +24.2%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 35.1±3.3Lowest about the TX average 38.3±2.7Highest 8% above TX

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

Kids under 18 27.8%±4.4Highest TX: 25% 24.3%±3.4Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 14.6%±2.3Highest TX: 13.4% 13.9%±2.1Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Lowest TX: 33.8% 23.4%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±1.4Highest TX: 6.2% 3.1%±3.3Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $99,289±$12kLowest 27% above TX $104,238±$19kHighest 33% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $302,200±$29kLowest 6% above TX $405,900±$47kHighest 43% above TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,419±$178Highest about the TX average $1,234±$533Lowest 12% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,666Highest 10% above TX $4,309Lowest about the TX average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.4%±22.3Lowest TX: 51.7% 51.8%±20.1Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 3.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 6.9%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 82.6%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 2 yrs older than TX 1996Highest 4 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 28% below TX 39 minHighest 46% above TX

Work from home 9.2%±3.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 14.3%±5.8Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.5%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Waco (44%)Fort Worth (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BriarFew work in Robinson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 13.8Highest 11.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #193 of 583 in TX #321 of 583 in TX

School district ROBINSON ISDAZLE ISD

High school in town Robinson H SNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 13.0 —

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Robinson vs Briar

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Briar

Robinson places higher on 11 of 18 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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