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Tye vs Rocksprings

169 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12× in Tye) and street grid (8.9× in Rocksprings).

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Tye, TXHomes around $144KTexas · 936 people

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Rocksprings, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 625 people

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.

TyeHomes around $144K

Housing$144K typical home52% below the TX typical home SafetySafer than 64%of U.S. towns we grade All about Tye →

RockspringsKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 4%of TX districts All about Rocksprings →

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.

Tye has more miles of trail

Tye 1.2 miRocksprings 0.1 mi

Street grid8.9×

Rocksprings has the more walkable street grid

Rocksprings 122Tye 13.8

Growth since 2010+20.8 pts

Tye has grown faster since 2010

Tye -5.3%Rocksprings -26.1%

Typical home built24 yrs

Rocksprings’s homes are older

Tye 1984Rocksprings 1960

Work in town+15.3 pts

More of Rocksprings’s workers stay in town

Rocksprings 20.4%Tye 5.1%

Jobs per worker+58%

Tye is more of a job hub

Tye 1.25Rocksprings 0.79

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Tye

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.

Down paymentRate%

Tye$880/mo

Typical home $144K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $940/mo · Housing →

Rocksprings$340/mo

Typical home $55K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $710/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Tye and Rocksprings.

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.

Safety

BTyeSafer than 64% of U.S. towns –RockspringsNot graded

Schools

–TyeNot graded D−RockspringsBetter than 4% 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

TyeRocksprings

Snow a year4″0″

January low34°F 37°F

July high96°F 91°F

Growing season (days)236d 258d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 15th

Outdoors & history

TyeRocksprings

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1891

National Register places—1

Community

TyeRocksprings

Library hours a week—42 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

169 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TyeTX RockspringsTX

Tye ↔ Rocksprings169 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

TyeRocksprings

People

Population 936Highest 625Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Highest TX: +15.9% -26.1%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 43.8±8.3Highest 23% above TX 40.4±9.3Lowest 13% above TX

Tye and Rocksprings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 25% 25.8%±6.5Highest TX: 25%

Rocksprings and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.9%±5.9Highest TX: 13.4% 19.2%±6.9Lowest TX: 13.4%

Tye and Rocksprings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 6.5%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±1.7 TX: 6.2% 0.3%±2.5 TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,421±$17k 38% below TX —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $62,600±$7kHighest 78% below TX $54,900±$19kLowest 81% below TX

Tye and Rocksprings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $940±$85Highest 33% below TX $710±$280Lowest 49% below TX

Tye and Rocksprings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $665Highest 84% below TX $607Lowest 86% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.9%±40.2Highest TX: 51.7% 17.4%±61.4Lowest TX: 51.7%

Tye and Rocksprings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 44.2%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 81.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX 1960Lowest 32 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 20% below TX 19 minLowest 29% below TX

Work from home 1.6%±1.7Lowest TX: 14.4% 1.8%±2.7Highest TX: 14.4%

Rocksprings and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 5.1%Lowest 20.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 99.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.25Highest 0.79Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Abilene (57%)San Antonio (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RockspringsFew work in Tye

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 13.8Lowest 122Highest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Tye neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Tye

Abilene128,053 people · $184K homes

Towns like Tye

Zavalla567 people · $74K homes

O'Donnell533 people · $68K homes

McLean799 people · $76K homes

Stinnett1,170 people · $98K homes

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.