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Snook vs Appleby

139 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.9× in Snook) and property tax bill (+63% in Snook).

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Snook, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 834 people
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Appleby, TXA small town of 619Texas · 619 people
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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.

SnookKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 83%of TX districts All about Snook →
ApplebyA small town of 619
Quiet strengthsAppleby doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Appleby →
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.

Jobs per worker5.9×
Snook is more of a job hub
Snook 0.94Appleby 0.16
Property tax bill+63%
Tax bills are bigger in Snook
Snook $3,100Appleby $1,900
Average commute7 min
Appleby has the shorter commute
Snook 32 minAppleby 25 min
Typical home built14 yrs
Snook’s homes are older
Appleby 1993Snook 1979
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Snook

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.

Snook$1,790/mo
Typical home $277K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $739/mo · Housing →
Appleby$1,260/mo
Typical home $209K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $956/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Snook and Appleby.

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.

Schools
A−SnookBetter than 83% of districts in the state –ApplebyNot 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
SnookAppleby
Snow a year0″0″
January low35°F36°F
July high97°F93°F
Growing season (days)238d248d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th43rd
Outdoors & history
SnookAppleby
National Register places11
Archive photos—6
Community
SnookAppleby
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SnookTXApplebyTX
Snook ↔ Appleby139 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.

SnookAppleby
People
Population 834Highest 619Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1% TX: +15.9% —
Median age 35.8±9.4Lowest about the TX average 39.9±7.3Highest 12% above TX
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±7.1Highest TX: 25% 19.2%±5.9Lowest TX: 25%
Snook and Appleby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±5.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 24.9%±13.6Highest TX: 13.4%
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 36.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±4.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.4%±5.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,893±$24kLowest 4% above TX $83,750±$37kHighest 7% above TX
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $209,400±$51k 26% below TX $209,400±$52k 26% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $739±$281Lowest 47% below TX $956±$332Highest 32% below TX
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,100Highest 27% below TX $1,900Lowest 55% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 6.6%±43.4Highest TX: 51.7% 3.1%±81.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Snook and Appleby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Lowest TX: 62.6% 83.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX 1993Highest 1 yr newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 20% above TX 25 minLowest 6% below TX
Work from home 3%±3.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 12.9%±8.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Appleby and Snook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.2%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bryan (15%)Nacogdoches (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ApplebyFew work in Snook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.5Highest 16.3Lowest
Schools
School district SNOOK ISD—
High school in town Snook Secondary—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.8 —
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.

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