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Thompsons vs Burton

76 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (24.6× in Burton) and jobs per worker (3.5× in Burton).

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Thompsons, TXA small town of 222Texas · 222 people
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Burton, TXHomes around $533KTexas · 174 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.

ThompsonsA small town of 222
Quiet strengthsThompsons doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Thompsons →
BurtonHomes around $533K
Housing$533K typical home78% above the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 94%of TX districts History12 historic places12 places on the National Register All about Burton →
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.

Street grid24.6×
Burton has the more walkable street grid
Burton 39.4Thompsons 1.6
Jobs per worker3.5×
Burton is more of a job hub
Burton 0.95Thompsons 0.27
Typical home built25 yrs
Burton’s homes are older
Thompsons 1978Burton 1953
Average commute5 min
Burton has the shorter commute
Thompsons 27 minBurton 21 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,400 more a month in Burton

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.

Thompsons$2,190/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Burton$3,590/mo
Typical home $533K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,400 a month, about $16,800 a year, between Burton and Thompsons.

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
–ThompsonsNot graded ABurtonBetter than 94% 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
ThompsonsBurton
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F40°F
July high92°F97°F
Growing season (days)297d267d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd50th
Outdoors & history
ThompsonsBurton
National Register places—12
Community
ThompsonsBurton
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

76 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ThompsonsTXBurtonTX
Thompsons ↔ Burton76 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.

ThompsonsBurton
People
Population 222Highest 174Lowest
Median age 54.5±13.5Lowest 53% above TX 59.1±15.9Highest 66% above TX
Burton and Thompsons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.2%±21.7Lowest TX: 25% 9.8%±16.8Highest TX: 25%
Burton and Thompsons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.7%±27.2Highest TX: 13.4% 31%±15.1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Thompsons and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Lowest TX: 33.8% 22%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±8.4Highest TX: 6.2% 4%±10.2Lowest TX: 6.2%
Thompsons and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,500±$16kLowest 20% below TX $76,250±$65kHighest about the TX average
Burton and Thompsons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $325,000±$269kHighest 15% above TX $275,000±$111kLowest 3% below TX
Thompsons and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $983±$955 30% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 40%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Thompsons and Burton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 10.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 84.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 14 yrs older than TX 1953Lowest 39 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 21 minLowest 20% below TX
Work from home 0%±13.3Lowest TX: 14.4% 19.5%±13.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Burton and Thompsons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 66.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.95Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (45%)Houston (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BurtonFew work in Thompsons
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 39.4Highest
Schools
School district —BURTON ISD
High school in town —Burton H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.6
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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