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Temple vs Euless

122 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+38.6 pts in Temple) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Temple).

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Temple, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 89,602 people
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Euless, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 60,421 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.

TempleAn outdoors town
Outdoors#65 most conserved land in TX18 miles of trails across 40 parks and preserves Housing$246K typical home18% below the TX typical home Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Temple →
EulessAn outdoors town
Outdoors#117 most conserved land in TX8.0 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#223 for schools in TXof 583 towns All about Euless →
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.

Work in town+38.6 pts
More of Temple’s workers stay in town
Temple 42.7%Euless 4.1%
Jobs per worker2.6×
Temple is more of a job hub
Temple 1.51Euless 0.58
Rent+37%
Rent runs higher in Euless
Euless $1,690Temple $1,231
Home values+33%
Homes cost more in Euless
Euless $318,800Temple $239,000
Trails2.3×
Temple has more miles of trail
Temple 18.1 miEuless 8.0 mi
Street grid2×
Euless has the more walkable street grid
Euless 94.8Temple 47.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $680 more a month in Euless

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.

Temple$1,610/mo
Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $1,231/mo · Housing →
Euless$2,290/mo
Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.46% · or rent about $1,690/mo · Housing →

The difference: $680 a month, about $8,200 a year, between Euless and Temple.

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

Euless places higher on 15 of 24 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
–TempleNot graded CEulessSafer than 33% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+TempleBetter than 44% of districts in the state A−EulessBetter than 78% of districts in the state
Health
C−TempleHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns B+EulessHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
9Temple
15Euless

Lists won, of 24 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #570#60 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #78#340 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #436#120 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#256 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #426#151 Most-used librariesLibraries · 181 towns #106#54 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #295#179 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #334#494

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

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
TempleEuless
Snow a year0″2″
January low—36°F
July high—96°F
Growing season (days)—262d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd55th
Outdoors & history
TempleEuless
Trails18 mi8 mi
Conserved land9.8%6.2%
National Register places7—
Community
TempleEuless
Library hours a week60 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

122 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TempleTXEulessTX
Temple ↔ Euless122 miles apart
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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.

TempleEuless
People
Population 89,602Highest 60,421Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24.2%Highest TX: +15.9% +19%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.8±1Lowest 5% below TX 34.8±1.1Highest about the TX average
Euless and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±1.6Highest TX: 25% 24.2%±2.1Lowest TX: 25%
Temple and Euless are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±0.9Highest TX: 13.4% 11.2%±1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 39.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±0.8Highest TX: 6.2% 6%±1.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Temple and Euless are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,204±$2kLowest 13% below TX $82,167±$4kHighest 5% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,000±$7kLowest 16% below TX $318,800±$12kHighest 12% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,231±$37Lowest 12% below TX $1,690±$43Highest 20% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,749Lowest 11% below TX $4,652Highest 10% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.3%±4.3Highest TX: 51.7% 46.1%±5.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Temple and Euless are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16%Highest TX: 13.8% 7.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 39.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 1 yr older than TX 1986Lowest 6 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 21% below TX 25 minHighest 7% below TX
Work from home 11.4%±1.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 17.9%±1.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 42.7%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.51Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (7%)Fort Worth (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EulessFew work in Temple
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.8%Highest 6.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.1 miHighest 8.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 40Highest 8Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.6Lowest 94.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #275 of 583 in TX#223 of 583 in TX
School district BELTON ISD · TEMPLE ISDHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS · GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
High school in town Temple H STrinity H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Lowest 17.5Highest
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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