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Roma vs Ramos

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (100.4× in Roma) and jobs per worker (31.5× in Roma).

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Roma, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 11,545 people
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Ramos, TXA small town of 115Texas · 115 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.

RamosA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsRamos doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ramos →
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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Roma and Ramos share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RomaRamosRomaRamos
Roma ↔ Ramos1.9 miles apart · They share a border
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.

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
RomaRamos
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F49°F
July high102°F102°F
Growing season (days)363d363d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th39th
Outdoors & history
RomaRamos
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land0.5%—
Settled1936—
National Register places2—
Community
RomaRamos
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

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.

RomaRamos
People
Population 11,545Highest 115Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +18.4% TX: +15.9% —
Median age 28±2.8Highest 21% below TX 23.9±7.1Lowest 33% below TX
Roma and Ramos are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.6%±5.4Highest TX: 25% 13%±31.1Lowest TX: 25%
Roma and Ramos are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.8%±3.2Highest TX: 13.4% 0%±45.2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Roma and Ramos are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 0%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±2.2Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±18.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Roma and Ramos are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $24,579±$6k 69% below TX —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,400±$21k 67% below TX —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $563±$170 60% below TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,215 71% below TX —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75.6%±10.3Highest TX: 51.7% 20%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Roma and Ramos are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 37.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 40.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 0%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993 1 yr newer than TX —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min about the TX average —
Work from home 17.3%±7.2 TX: 14.4% —
Work in townworking residents 21.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 49.3 miHighest 36.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rio Grande City (11%)Roma (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ramos36% work in Roma
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 mi —
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.9Lowest 197Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #338 of 583 in TX—
School district ROMA ISD—
High school in town None in town—
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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