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%

Winfield$700/mo

Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Edom$1,280/mo

Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,900 a year, between Edom 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.

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

WinfieldEdom

Snow a year2″1″

January low34°F 33°F

July high94°F 93°F

Growing season (days)245d 235d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 27th

Outdoors & history

WinfieldEdom

Archive photos—5

Community

WinfieldEdom

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

62 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WinfieldTX EdomTX

Winfield ↔ Edom62 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

WinfieldEdom

People

Population 450Highest 315Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -19.5% TX: +15.9% —

Median age 26.5±8Lowest 26% below TX 27.6±18.5Highest 22% below TX

Edom 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% 38.7%±15.9Lowest TX: 25%

Winfield and Edom 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% 24.1%±17.6Highest TX: 13.4%

Edom 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%Lowest TX: 33.8% 19.7%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±5.5Highest TX: 6.2% 1%±5.5Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $76,250±$23kLowest about the TX average $96,417±$20kHighest 23% above TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,200±$16kLowest 59% below TX $212,500±$75kHighest 25% below TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$537Lowest 41% below TX $1,125±$862Highest 20% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,210Lowest 71% below TX $1,950Highest 54% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±91.2Highest TX: 51.7% 11.1%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%

Winfield and Edom 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% 5.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 76.8%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX 1977Lowest 15 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 16% above TX 34 minHighest 28% above TX

Work from home 5.7%±8.2Highest TX: 14.4% 3.6%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4%

Winfield and Edom 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 20.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Highest 0.39Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Mount Pleasant (40%)Tyler (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdomFew 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 55.9Highest 6.7Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Winfield vs Edom

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Edom

What daily life feels like in each

62 miles apart

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