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%

Simonton$2,470/mo

Typical home $391K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · Housing →

Lindsay$2,270/mo

Typical home $356K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $1,212/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Simonton and Lindsay.

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

SimontonLindsay

Snow a year0″3″

January low43°F 32°F

July high94°F 94°F

Growing season (days)305d 242d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th 44th

Outdoors & history

SimontonLindsay

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—1.1%

National Register places—1

Community

SimontonLindsay

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

284 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SimontonTX LindsayTX

Simonton ↔ Lindsay284 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

SimontonLindsay

People

Population 914Lowest 1,142Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -20.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +2.7%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 40.1±7.9Highest 13% above TX 38.9±5.7Lowest 9% above TX

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

Kids under 18 22.8%±6.1Lowest TX: 25% 31%±2Highest TX: 25%

Age 65+ 12%±4.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 17.7%±3.9Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 33.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.9%±6.1Highest TX: 6.2% 2.6%±3Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $109,375±$72kLowest 39% above TX $115,417±$28kHighest 47% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $390,500±$61kHighest 38% above TX $352,300±$47kLowest 24% above TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,212±$564 14% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,035Highest 19% above TX $4,739Lowest 12% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 38.6%±61.8Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 11.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 2.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 87.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 53% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average

Work from home 19.8%±5.4Highest TX: 14.4% 11.9%±4.4Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.28Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (53%)Muenster (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LindsayFew work in Simonton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.7Lowest 43.6Highest

Schools

School district —LINDSAY ISD

High school in town —Lindsay H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 12.2

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

Deciding?

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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.

Simonton vs Lindsay

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Simonton

What daily life feels like in each

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