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%

Schulenburg$2,310/mo

Typical home $379K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $957/mo · Housing →

Fairfield$1,460/mo

Typical home $233K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →

The difference: $850 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Schulenburg and Fairfield.

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

Schulenburg places higher on 10 of 20 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

C−SchulenburgSafer than 20% of U.S. towns CFairfieldSafer than 26% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+SchulenburgBetter than 73% of districts in the state B−FairfieldBetter than 52% of districts in the state

Health

C−SchulenburgHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns CFairfieldHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns

10Schulenburg

9Fairfield

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#383 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #255#481 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #184#373 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #367#568 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #269#461 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #344#225 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #484#375 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #423#319

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

SchulenburgFairfield

Snow a year0″0″

January low—36°F

July high—94°F

Growing season (days)—243d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 9th

Outdoors & history

SchulenburgFairfield

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land3.8%—

Settled—1851

National Register places3 —

Community

SchulenburgFairfield

Library hours a week43 hrs 31 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

147 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SchulenburgTX FairfieldTX

Schulenburg ↔ Fairfield147 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

SchulenburgFairfield

People

Population 2,768Lowest 2,924Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.7%Lowest TX: +15.9% -3.4%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 41.3±3Lowest 16% above TX 42.6±8.7Highest 20% above TX

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

Kids under 18 23.4%±6Lowest TX: 25% 25.3%±5.8Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 24%±5.5Highest TX: 13.4% 21.6%±4.9Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 20.2%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.2%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,294±$14kHighest 35% below TX $47,250±$14kLowest 40% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $205,900±$47kHighest 27% below TX $169,500±$22kLowest 40% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $957±$268Lowest 32% below TX $994±$114Highest 29% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,105Highest 50% below TX $2,075Lowest 51% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.8%±13.3Lowest TX: 51.7% 54.4%±18.4Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 17.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 21.5%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 57.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 23 yrs older than TX 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 18% below TX 22 minLowest 19% below TX

Work from home 10.3%±5.2Highest TX: 14.4% 4.8%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 33.1%Highest 21.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 61.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.97Highest 1.31Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Austin (8%)Dallas (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairfieldFew work in Schulenburg

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.2Highest 42.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #226 of 583 in TX #268 of 583 in TX

School district SCHULENBURG ISDFAIRFIELD ISD

High school in town Schulenburg SecondaryFairfield H S

Students per teacherat that high school 11.3Lowest 11.7Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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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.

Schulenburg vs Fairfield

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $850 more a month in Schulenburg

Schulenburg places higher on 10 of 20 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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