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Whitney vs Daingerfield

169 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+56% in Whitney) and average commute (13 min in Daingerfield).

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Whitney, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 2,050 people
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Daingerfield, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 2,529 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.

WhitneyOne of the healthiest towns
Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 68%of TX districts Housing$231K typical home23% below the TX typical home All about Whitney →
DaingerfieldKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 38%of TX districts Housing$170K typical home43% below the TX typical home Outdoors#107 most walkable in TX0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Daingerfield →
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 bill+56%
Tax bills are bigger in Whitney
Whitney $1,883Daingerfield $1,208
Average commute13 min
Daingerfield has the shorter commute
Whitney 38 minDaingerfield 24 min
Trails2×
Daingerfield has more miles of trail
Daingerfield 0.2 miWhitney 0.1 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Whitney

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.

Whitney$1,540/mo
Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $809/mo · Housing →
Daingerfield$1,060/mo
Typical home $170K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $920/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Whitney and Daingerfield.

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
B−WhitneySafer than 45% of U.S. towns DDaingerfieldSafer than 13% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+WhitneyBetter than 68% of districts in the state C+DaingerfieldBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
DWhitneyHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns DDaingerfieldHealthier than 11% 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
WhitneyDaingerfield
Snow a year0″0″
January low—35°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—259d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd46th
Outdoors & history
WhitneyDaingerfield
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.8%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—8
Community
WhitneyDaingerfield
Library hours a week29 hrs31 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

169 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WhitneyTXDaingerfieldTX
Whitney ↔ Daingerfield169 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.

WhitneyDaingerfield
People
Population 2,050Lowest 2,529Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% -1.5%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.5±5.6Highest 5% above TX 36.3±5.3Lowest about the TX average
Whitney and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±5.1Highest TX: 25% 22.7%±4.7Lowest TX: 25%
Whitney and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.3%±3.7Highest TX: 13.4% 18%±5Lowest TX: 13.4%
Whitney and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 16.4%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±2.2Highest TX: 6.2% 4%±2.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Whitney and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,571±$11kLowest 38% below TX $57,500±$18kHighest 27% below TX
Daingerfield and Whitney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $108,900±$29kHighest 62% below TX $100,200±$28kLowest 65% below TX
Whitney and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $809±$197Lowest 42% below TX $920±$67Highest 34% below TX
Daingerfield and Whitney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,883Highest 56% below TX $1,208Lowest 71% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±7.4Highest TX: 51.7% 43.5%±21.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Whitney and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 17.5%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 60.4%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 13 yrs older than TX 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 40% above TX 24 minLowest 10% below TX
Work from home 5.8%±3.6Highest TX: 14.4% 5.4%±3.7Lowest TX: 14.4%
Whitney and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.6%Lowest 13.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 50.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (7%)Mount Pleasant (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DaingerfieldFew work in Whitney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 92.7Lowest 98.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#464 of 583 in TX
School district WHITNEY ISDDAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD
High school in town Whitney H SDaingerfield H S
Students per teacherat that high school 11.0Highest 9.7Lowest
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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