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White Settlement vs Orange

284 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.8× in Orange) and growth since 2010 (+9.5 pts in White Settlement).

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White Settlement, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 18,150 people
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Orange, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 19,177 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.

White SettlementAn outdoors town
Outdoors#130 most conserved land in TX3.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health72% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$219K typical home27% below the TX typical home All about White Settlement →
OrangeAn outdoors town
Outdoors#70 most conserved land in TX11 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$186K typical home38% below the TX typical home Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Orange →
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.

Trails3.8×
Orange has more miles of trail
Orange 11.4 miWhite Settlement 3.0 mi
Growth since 2010+9.5 pts
White Settlement has grown faster since 2010
White Settlement +13.4%Orange +3.9%
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in White Settlement
White Settlement $2,762Orange $2,154
Work in town+14 pts
More of Orange’s workers stay in town
Orange 18.5%White Settlement 4.5%
Street grid+70%
White Settlement has the more walkable street grid
White Settlement 84.8Orange 50.0
Work from home+6.9 pts
More people work from home in White Settlement
White Settlement 10.2%Orange 3.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in White Settlement

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.

White Settlement$1,420/mo
Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $1,253/mo · Housing →
Orange$1,180/mo
Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,108/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,800 a year, between White Settlement and Orange.

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

White Settlement places higher on 13 of 25 TX lists

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
C−White SettlementSafer than 22% of U.S. towns COrangeSafer than 28% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+White SettlementBetter than 40% of districts in the state COrangeBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
CWhite SettlementHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns DOrangeHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
13White Settlement
11Orange

Lists won, of 25 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #203#535 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #156#76 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #272#524 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #189#437 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #169#424 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #70#127 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #398#243 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#383

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of White Settlement’s rankings →

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
White SettlementOrange
Snow a year0″0″
January low33°F40°F
July high97°F90°F
Growing season (days)245d273d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th83rd
Outdoors & history
White SettlementOrange
Trails3 mi11 mi
Conserved land5.6%9.2%
Settled—1830
National Register places—5
Community
White SettlementOrange
Library hours a week36 hrs41 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

284 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

White SettlementTXOrangeTX
White Settlement ↔ Orange284 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.

White SettlementOrange
People
Population 18,150Lowest 19,177Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.4%Highest TX: +15.9% +3.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.1±3.2Lowest about the TX average 35.3±2.6Highest about the TX average
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±3.5Lowest TX: 25% 28.5%±3.4Highest TX: 25%
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 17.2%±2.1Highest TX: 13.4%
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 18.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,784±$3kLowest 28% below TX $62,891±$6kHighest 20% below TX
Orange and White Settlement are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,100±$9kHighest 34% below TX $164,900±$26kLowest 42% below TX
White Settlement and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,253±$80Highest 11% below TX $1,108±$67Lowest 21% below TX
White Settlement and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,762Highest 35% below TX $2,154Lowest 49% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.6%±10.9Highest TX: 51.7% 50.6%±8.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
White Settlement and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 15.4%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 59%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973 19 yrs older than TX 1973 19 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 15% below TX 23 minHighest 14% below TX
Work from home 10.2%±4.1Highest TX: 14.4% 3.3%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 4.5%Lowest 18.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Lowest 0.96Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (39%)Beaumont (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OrangeFew work in White Settlement
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miLowest 11.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.8Highest 50.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #265 of 583 in TX#369 of 583 in TX
School district TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY · WHITE SETTLEMENT ISDTEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL · LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD
High school in town Trinity Basin Preparatory - Titan AcademyNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 11.3 —
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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