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Shallowater vs Jourdanton

388 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+13.5 pts in Shallowater) and property tax bill (+37% in Shallowater).

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Shallowater, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 2,955 people

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Jourdanton, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 4,407 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.

ShallowaterKnown for its schools

Schools#22 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 66%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$308K typical home3% above the TX typical home All about Shallowater →

JourdantonKnown for its schools

Schools#151 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$235K typical home22% below the TX typical home

Outdoors#249 most walkable in TX0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Jourdanton →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+13.5 pts

Shallowater has grown faster since 2010

Shallowater +19.3%Jourdanton +5.8%

Property tax bill+37%

Tax bills are bigger in Shallowater

Shallowater $3,876Jourdanton $2,824

Jobs per worker2×

Jourdanton is more of a job hub

Jourdanton 1.12Shallowater 0.56

★ What stands out · Report cards

Shallowater places higher on 12 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

B+ShallowaterSafer than 65% of U.S. towns –JourdantonNot graded

Schools

A+ShallowaterBetter than 95% of districts in the state B+JourdantonBetter than 66% of districts in the state

Health

B+ShallowaterHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns C−JourdantonHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns

12Shallowater

8Jourdanton

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

Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #157#535 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#339 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #188#484 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #195#470 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #188#454 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #188#363 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #303#182 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #407#267

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Shallowater’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Shallowater

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%

Shallowater$2,090/mo

Typical home $308K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $1,202/mo · Housing →

Jourdanton$1,550/mo

Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $1,095/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Shallowater and Jourdanton.

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.

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

ShallowaterJourdanton

Snow a year7″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 8th

Outdoors & history

ShallowaterJourdanton

Conserved land—0.4%

Settled1909 1909

National Register places—1

Community

ShallowaterJourdanton

Library hours a week20 hrs 43 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

388 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ShallowaterTX JourdantonTX

Shallowater ↔ Jourdanton388 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

ShallowaterJourdanton

People

Population 2,955Lowest 4,407Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.3%Highest TX: +15.9% +5.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 37.8±5.6Highest 6% above TX 36.4±4.6Lowest about the TX average

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

Kids under 18 31.1%±5Highest TX: 25% 29.1%±7.7Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 13.1%±3.4Highest TX: 13.4% 10.6%±3.4Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 21.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±3.6Highest TX: 6.2% 5.4%±2.6Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $89,107±$18kHighest 14% above TX $83,512±$14kLowest 6% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $210,000±$73kHighest 26% below TX $171,000±$84kLowest 40% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,202±$349Highest 14% below TX $1,095±$141Lowest 22% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,876Highest 8% below TX $2,824Lowest 33% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.4%±13Lowest TX: 51.7% 57.9%±21.5Highest TX: 51.7%

Jourdanton and Shallowater 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% 14.9%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 75.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 7 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 27% below TX 18 minLowest 34% below TX

Work from home 6%±3.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.3%±5.8Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 9.5%Lowest 12.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 38.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Lowest 1.12Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (56%)San Antonio (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JourdantonFew work in Shallowater

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.0Highest 72.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #22 of 583 in TX #151 of 583 in TX

School district SHALLOWATER ISDCHARLOTTE ISD · DEVINE ISD

High school in town Shallowater H SJourdanton H S

Students per teacherat that high school 10.4Lowest 12.3Highest

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.