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Valley View vs China

289 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14× in Valley View) and trails (5.5× in Valley View).

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Valley View, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 702 people
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China, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 963 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.

Valley ViewKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 34%of TX districts All about Valley View →
ChinaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 83%of TX districts All about China →
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.

Jobs per worker14×
Valley View is more of a job hub
Valley View 0.98China 0.07
Trails5.5×
Valley View has more miles of trail
Valley View 1.1 miChina 0.2 mi
Work from home+17.9 pts
More people work from home in Valley View
Valley View 18.6%China 0.7%
Property tax bill+65%
Tax bills are bigger in Valley View
Valley View $2,982China $1,803
Home values+34%
Homes cost more in Valley View
Valley View $250,500China $186,500
Growth since 2010+11.2 pts
China has grown faster since 2010
China +8.6%Valley View -2.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $750 more a month in Valley View

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.

Valley View$1,880/mo
Typical home $302K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →
China$1,130/mo
Typical home $187K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $750 a month, about $9,000 a year, between Valley View and China.

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
CValley ViewBetter than 34% of districts in the state A−ChinaBetter than 83% 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
Valley ViewChina
Snow a year3″0″
January low32°F43°F
July high94°F92°F
Growing season (days)242d299d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th79th
Outdoors & history
Valley ViewChina
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Valley ViewChina
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

289 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Valley ViewTXChinaTX
Valley View ↔ China289 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.

Valley ViewChina
People
Population 702Lowest 963Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% +8.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 40.8±9Lowest 15% above TX 41.4±17.7Highest 16% above TX
China and Valley View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.4%±5.6Lowest TX: 25% 24.1%±8.3Highest TX: 25%
China and Valley View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±5.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 23.4%±3.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 19%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±3.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 8%±7.2Highest TX: 6.2%
China and Valley View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,303±$18kHighest 14% below TX $55,104±$26kLowest 30% below TX
Valley View and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,500±$23kHighest 12% below TX $186,500±$16kLowest 34% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$268Highest 20% below TX $950±$230Lowest 32% below TX
Valley View and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,982Highest 30% below TX $1,803Lowest 57% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.5%±32Lowest TX: 51.7% 56.3%±41.8Highest TX: 51.7%
China and Valley View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Highest TX: 13.8% 11.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 82.2%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 14 yrs older than TX 1979Highest 13 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest about the TX average 29 minHighest 7% above TX
Work from home 18.6%±9.3Highest TX: 14.4% 0.7%±1.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gainesville (20%)Beaumont (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChinaFew work in Valley View
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.4Lowest 53.8Highest
Schools
School district VALLEY VIEW ISDHARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD
High school in town Valley View H SNew Ae
Students per teacherat that high school 10.0Highest 3.0Lowest
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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