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Winfield vs Bellevue

171 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (21.5× in Winfield) and home values (+38% in Winfield).

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Winfield, TXA small town of 450Texas · 450 people
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Bellevue, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 359 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.

WinfieldA small town of 450
Quiet strengthsWinfield doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winfield →
BellevueKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 22%of TX districts Housing$246K typical home18% below the TX typical home All about Bellevue →
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 worker21.5×
Winfield is more of a job hub
Winfield 1.29Bellevue 0.06
Home values+38%
Homes cost more in Winfield
Winfield $115,200Bellevue $83,300
Typical home built34 yrs
Bellevue’s homes are older
Winfield 1990Bellevue 1956
Average commute10 min
Winfield has the shorter commute
Bellevue 41 minWinfield 31 min
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Winfield
Winfield $1,210Bellevue $940
Street grid+43%
Bellevue has the more walkable street grid
Bellevue 80.0Winfield 55.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $820 more a month in Bellevue

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.

Winfield$700/mo
Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →
Bellevue$1,520/mo
Typical home $246K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →

The difference: $820 a month, about $9,800 a year, between Bellevue and Winfield.

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
–WinfieldNot graded C−BellevueBetter than 22% 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
WinfieldBellevue
Snow a year2″1″
January low34°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)245d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th73rd
Outdoors & history
WinfieldBellevue
Settled—1882
Famous people born here—1
Community
WinfieldBellevue
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

171 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WinfieldTXBellevueTX
Winfield ↔ Bellevue171 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.

WinfieldBellevue
People
Population 450Highest 359Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -19.5% TX: +15.9% —
Median age 26.5±8Lowest 26% below TX 29.1±17Highest 18% below TX
Bellevue and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.1%±22Highest TX: 25% 29.5%±7.3Lowest TX: 25%
Winfield and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.9%±7.4Lowest TX: 13.4% 15.9%±8.8Highest TX: 13.4%
Bellevue and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 10.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±5.5Highest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±3.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Winfield and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,250±$23kHighest about the TX average $51,750±$35kLowest 34% below TX
Winfield and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,200±$16kHighest 59% below TX $83,300±$5kLowest 71% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$537Lowest 41% below TX $1,063±$252Highest 24% below TX
Bellevue and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,210Highest 71% below TX $940Lowest 78% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±91.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 88.9%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Bellevue and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 33.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 27.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 81.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX 1956Lowest 36 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 16% above TX 41 minHighest 54% above TX
Work from home 5.7%±8.2Highest TX: 14.4% 1.2%±3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Winfield and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Pleasant (40%)Wichita Falls (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BellevueFew work in Winfield
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 55.9Lowest 80.0Highest
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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