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Throckmorton vs Garrison

289 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (12 min in Throckmorton) and work in town (+21.6 pts in Throckmorton).

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Throckmorton, TXHomes around $136KTexas · 649 people
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Garrison, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 1,065 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.

ThrockmortonHomes around $136K
Housing$136K typical home54% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 35%of TX districts All about Throckmorton →
GarrisonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of TX districts Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$235K typical home22% below the TX typical home All about Garrison →
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
Throckmorton has the shorter commute
Garrison 23 minThrockmorton 11 min
Work in town+21.6 pts
More of Throckmorton’s workers stay in town
Throckmorton 30.9%Garrison 9.3%
Typical home built23 yrs
Throckmorton’s homes are older
Garrison 1979Throckmorton 1956
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Garrison

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.

Throckmorton$890/mo
Typical home $136K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.50% · or rent about $1,022/mo · Housing →
Garrison$1,450/mo
Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $853/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Garrison and Throckmorton.

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
C+ThrockmortonBetter than 35% of districts in the state A−GarrisonBetter than 76% of districts in the state
Health
–ThrockmortonNot graded CGarrisonHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
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
ThrockmortonGarrison
Snow a year—1″
January low—36°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—248d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th45th
Outdoors & history
ThrockmortonGarrison
National Register places1—
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—1
Community
ThrockmortonGarrison
Library hours a week23 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

289 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ThrockmortonTXGarrisonTX
Throckmorton ↔ Garrison289 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.

ThrockmortonGarrison
People
Population 649Lowest 1,065Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% -11.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 48.9±11.5Highest 37% above TX 48.8±5.2Lowest 37% above TX
Throckmorton and Garrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.2%±7.7Lowest TX: 25% 17.5%±5.9Highest TX: 25%
Garrison and Throckmorton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.4%±6.2Highest TX: 13.4% 26.1%±6.8Lowest TX: 13.4%
Throckmorton and Garrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 16.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±2.7 TX: 6.2% 1.4%±1.6 TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,139±$27kLowest 42% below TX $48,125±$13kHighest 39% below TX
Garrison and Throckmorton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $70,700±$12kLowest 75% below TX $91,300±$29kHighest 68% below TX
Garrison and Throckmorton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,022±$304Highest 27% below TX $853±$117Lowest 39% below TX
Throckmorton and Garrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,063Highest 75% below TX $1,021Lowest 76% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±24.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 60.3%±29.3Highest TX: 51.7%
Garrison and Throckmorton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 39.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 15.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 58.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 36 yrs older than TX 1979Highest 13 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 11 minLowest 60% below TX 23 minHighest 15% below TX
Work from home 8.8%±5.7Highest TX: 14.4% 8.2%±5.8Lowest TX: 14.4%
Throckmorton and Garrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 30.9%Highest 9.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Lowest 1.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Abilene (8%)Nacogdoches (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GarrisonFew work in Throckmorton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.5Highest 59.9Lowest
Schools
School district —GARRISON ISD
High school in town —Garrison 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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