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Sun Valley vs Toco

13 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (3.2× in Toco) and property tax bill (2.3× in Toco).

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Sun Valley, TXA small town of 49Texas · 49 people
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Toco, TXA small town of 76Texas · 76 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.

Sun ValleyA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsSun Valley doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sun Valley →
TocoA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsToco doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Toco →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Rent3.2×
Rent runs higher in Toco
Toco $1,266Sun Valley $394
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Toco
Toco $467Sun Valley $199
Average commute18 min
Toco has the shorter commute
Sun Valley 36 minToco 18 min
Homeowners+24.8 pts renters
Sun Valley has more renters
Toco 57.1%Sun Valley 32.3%
Street grid+41%
Toco has the more walkable street grid
Toco 35.2Sun Valley 24.9
Typical home built12 yrs
Toco’s homes are older
Sun Valley 1986Toco 1974
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
Sun ValleyToco
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th30th
Community
Sun ValleyToco
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

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sun ValleyTocoSun ValleyToco
Sun Valley ↔ Toco13 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.

Sun ValleyToco
People
Population 49Lowest 76Highest
Median age 34.8±9.6Lowest about the TX average 36.3±23.1Highest about the TX average
Toco and Sun Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.1%±81.5Lowest TX: 25% 34.2%±33.4Highest TX: 25%
Toco and Sun Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±97.4Lowest TX: 13.4% 22.4%±47.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Toco and Sun Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest TX: 33.8% 6.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±43.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.9%±26.4Highest TX: 6.2%
Toco and Sun Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $47,292±$11k 40% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $35,000±$24k 88% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $394±$302Lowest 72% below TX $1,266±$339Highest 10% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 95% below TX $467Highest 89% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 80%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Toco and Sun Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 17.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 32.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 57.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 34% above TX 18 minLowest 34% below TX
Work from home 0%±39.5Lowest TX: 14.4% 6.7%±12.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Toco and Sun Valley 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 7.8 miLowest 51.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Paris (61%)Paris (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TocoFew work in Sun Valley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.9Lowest 35.2Highest
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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