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Tira vs Lakeside

387 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.7× in Lakeside) and street grid (+82% in Lakeside).

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Tira, TXA small town of 418Texas · 418 people
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Lakeside, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 339 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.

TiraA small town of 418
Quiet strengthsTira doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tira →
LakesideOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lakeside →
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.

Property tax bill2.7×
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeside
Lakeside $1,875Tira $685
Street grid+82%
Lakeside has the more walkable street grid
Lakeside 39.4Tira 21.6
Typical home built12 yrs
Lakeside’s homes are older
Tira 1989Lakeside 1977
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Lakeside

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.

Tira$740/mo
Typical home $130K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →
Lakeside$930/mo
Typical home $148K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $1,568/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Lakeside and Tira.

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.

Health
–TiraNot graded B+LakesideHealthier than 68% 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
TiraLakeside
Snow a year2″0″
January low34°F45°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)245d328d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th77th
Community
TiraLakeside
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

387 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TiraTXLakesideTX
Tira ↔ Lakeside387 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.

TiraLakeside
People
Population 418Highest 339Lowest
Median age 49.4±7.2Lowest 39% above TX 49.5±5.9Highest 39% above TX
Lakeside and Tira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.2%±6.5Highest TX: 25% 14.5%±9.9Lowest TX: 25%
Tira and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.6%±14.9Highest TX: 13.4% 30.7%±13.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Tira and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 19.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±3.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 10.3%±11.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Lakeside and Tira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,071±$36kHighest 3% below TX $54,583±$19kLowest 30% below TX
Tira and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $129,600±$43kLowest 54% below TX $147,600±$39kHighest 48% below TX
Lakeside and Tira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$405Lowest 40% below TX $1,568±$496Highest 12% above TX
Lakeside and Tira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $685Lowest 84% below TX $1,875Highest 56% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.8%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 15.8%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Tira and Lakeside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 13%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 85.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 3 yrs older than TX 1977Lowest 15 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 4% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 0%±8Lowest TX: 14.4% 6.2%±5.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Lakeside and Tira 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 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sulphur Springs (34%)Corpus Christi (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LakesideFew work in Tira
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 21.6Lowest 39.4Highest
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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