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Staples vs Mildred

181 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (12 min in Mildred) and property tax bill (+37% in Staples).

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Staples, TXA small town of 288Texas · 288 people
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Mildred, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 312 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.

StaplesA small town of 288
Quiet strengthsStaples doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Staples →
MildredKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 70%of TX districts All about Mildred →
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.

Average commute12 min
Mildred has the shorter commute
Staples 38 minMildred 26 min
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Staples
Staples $2,577Mildred $1,875
Jobs per worker2×
Staples is more of a job hub
Staples 0.06Mildred 0.03
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Mildred

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.

Staples$1,510/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $1,271/mo · Housing →
Mildred$1,850/mo
Typical home $302K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Mildred and Staples.

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
–StaplesNot graded B+MildredBetter than 70% of districts in the state
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
StaplesMildred
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th14th
Outdoors & history
StaplesMildred
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1897
Community
StaplesMildred
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

181 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StaplesTXMildredTX
Staples ↔ Mildred181 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.

StaplesMildred
People
Population 288Lowest 312Highest
Median age 46.8±12.2Lowest 31% above TX 47.1±8.5Highest 32% above TX
Mildred and Staples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.2%±11.2Lowest TX: 25% 17.9%±5.8Highest TX: 25%
Mildred and Staples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.3%±6.4Highest TX: 13.4% 16.3%±8.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Staples and Mildred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 9.6%±9.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Mildred and Staples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,833±$34kLowest 3% above TX $81,500±$39kHighest 4% above TX
Mildred and Staples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,700±$185kHighest 13% below TX $177,200±$70kLowest 38% below TX
Staples and Mildred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,271±$176 9% below TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,577Highest 39% below TX $1,875Lowest 56% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Staples and Mildred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 16%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 84.2%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 10 yrs older than TX 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 40% above TX 26 minLowest 3% below TX
Work from home 13.6%±14.9Highest TX: 14.4% 7.1%±7.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Staples and Mildred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (19%)Corsicana (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MildredFew work in Staples
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.0Lowest 14.9Highest
Schools
School district —MILDRED ISD
High school in town —Mildred H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.3
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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