A town of 1,999, settled in 1861. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
The 2 things Mason does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Mason. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Mason’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Mason has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 35°.
41% of Mason’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Houston (3%), Lubbock (3%) and Dallas (2%). Half commute less than 38 miles.
The typical Mason home is worth about $345,000, down 1.5% in a year, 15% above the Texas typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
Mason beats the Texas average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Mason | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65.6% | 57.9% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.8% | 17% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 6.1% |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Mason on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Texas, United States
Mason is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Texas, United States. The city is an agricultural community on Comanche Creek southwest of Mason Mountain, on the Edwards Plateau and part of the Llano Uplift. Its population was 2,121 at the 2020 census.
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