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Rocksprings vs Tye

169 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12× in Tye) and street grid (8.9× in Rocksprings).

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Rocksprings, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 625 people

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Tye, TXHomes around $144KTexas · 936 people

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.

RockspringsKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 4%of TX districts All about Rocksprings →

TyeHomes around $144K

Housing$144K typical home52% below the TX typical home SafetySafer than 64%of U.S. towns we grade All about Tye →

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.

Tye has more miles of trail

Tye 1.2 miRocksprings 0.1 mi

Street grid8.9×

Rocksprings has the more walkable street grid

Rocksprings 122Tye 13.8

Growth since 2010+20.8 pts

Tye has grown faster since 2010

Tye -5.3%Rocksprings -26.1%

Typical home built24 yrs

Rocksprings’s homes are older

Tye 1984Rocksprings 1960

Work in town+15.3 pts

More of Rocksprings’s workers stay in town

Rocksprings 20.4%Tye 5.1%

Jobs per worker+58%

Tye is more of a job hub

Tye 1.25Rocksprings 0.79

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Tye

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%

Rocksprings$340/mo

Typical home $55K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $710/mo · Housing →

Tye$880/mo

Typical home $144K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $940/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Tye and Rocksprings.

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

–RockspringsNot graded BTyeSafer than 64% of U.S. towns

Schools

D−RockspringsBetter than 4% of districts in the state –TyeNot graded

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

RockspringsTye

Snow a year0″4″

January low37°F 34°F

July high91°F 96°F

Growing season (days)258d 236d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th 40th

Outdoors & history

RockspringsTye

Conserved land—0%

Settled1891 —

National Register places1 —

Community

RockspringsTye

Library hours a week42 hrs —

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

169 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RockspringsTX TyeTX

Rocksprings ↔ Tye169 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

RockspringsTye

People

Population 625Lowest 936Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -26.1%Lowest TX: +15.9% -5.3%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 40.4±9.3Lowest 13% above TX 43.8±8.3Highest 23% above TX

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

Kids under 18 25.8%±6.5Highest TX: 25% 17.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 19.2%±6.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 19.9%±5.9Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 5.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±2.5 TX: 6.2% 0.3%±1.7 TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $48,421±$17k 38% below TX

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $54,900±$19kLowest 81% below TX $62,600±$7kHighest 78% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $710±$280Lowest 49% below TX $940±$85Highest 33% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $607Lowest 86% below TX $665Highest 84% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.4%±61.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 35.9%±40.2Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 44.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 10.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 81.5%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 32 yrs older than TX 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 29% below TX 21 minHighest 20% below TX

Work from home 1.8%±2.7Highest TX: 14.4% 1.6%±1.7Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 20.4%Highest 5.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 99.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Lowest 1.25Highest

Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (10%)Abilene (57%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TyeFew work in Rocksprings

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 122Highest 13.8Lowest

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

Deciding?

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Rocksprings neighborsTown Square →

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Tye neighborsTown Square →

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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.