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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-TAYLOR-TX · Taylor, TX 16,767 pop · income 52nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Taylor
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Taylor on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Donna · lowest
38,082
Donna · lowest
38,082 median HH income
19.1% of the leader · rank #1
Janesville · near
71,664
Janesville · near
71,664 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #2
Taylor · this city
71,665
Taylor · this city
71,665 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #3
Merriam · near
71,665
Merriam · near
71,665 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #4
Akiak · near
71,667
Akiak · near
71,667 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #5
Dietrich · near
71,667
Dietrich · near
71,667 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #6
Moraga · highest
199,800
Moraga · highest
199,800 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Taylor on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 16,767.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Taylor - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Taylor lands in the 52nd percentile for household income and the 26th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
52nd
percentile, household income
55th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
26th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Taylor, TX
Texas's Taylor is a small town, with 16,767 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $71,665 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.0%. Home values in Taylor run a median of $246,800, and the median resident age is 41.0 years. About 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 59.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 149 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Stable), down 1% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2300.5 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA puts Taylor's yearly average temperature at 67.4°F with 37.1 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snowfall.
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,149 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Texas run around $223, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Taylor's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to climate and hazard context to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to reported crime to population change to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Taylor, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Taylor?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 67.4°F, with 37.1 inches of precipitation and 0.2 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Texas is 49.0 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Which cities make useful reference points for Taylor?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Donna (16,774 residents, $38,082 income); Pampa (16,735 residents, $53,458 income); Manor (16,917 residents, $86,477 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Estelle, LA (16,761 residents); Schofield Barracks, HI (16,755 residents); Vero Beach, FL (16,785 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the journey to work look like in Taylor?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 76.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Taylor?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2300.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 1% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
2062.6
Violent rate
238.0
Total reported rate
2300.5
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,956 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +11.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 149 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+11.9%
2025 estimate
18,402
2020 estimate
16,446
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 18.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
6
Bachelor's degree+
18.6%
Poverty estimate
6.0%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 6.0% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
D
City profile score · Taylor, TX
48/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate C
6.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income C-
$71,665
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime D
238 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Taylor profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 59/100 (C) · 6.0%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 51/100 (C-) · $71,665
Violent crime: 42/100 (D) · 238 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 30/100 (F) · 18.6%
Where Taylor sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Taylor's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Taylor highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Taylor, TX (this city): home $246,800, crime 2,301/100k
Vero Beach, FL : home $392,500, crime 318/100k
Moraga, CA : home $1,597,600, crime 578/100k
Marion, IL : home $145,300, crime 3,399/100k
Donna, TX : home $68,500, crime 6,060/100k
Pampa, TX : home $95,800, crime 2,451/100k
Manor, TX : home $333,800, crime 1,718/100k
Groves, TX : home $153,800, crime 1,405/100k
Humble, TX : home $191,200, crime 11,303/100k
Mercedes, TX : home $107,700, crime 3,611/100k
How does Taylor compare to other US cities?
Here's how Taylor stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income52% higher than other cities
Home value55% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety26% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Texas alone, Taylor ranks #497 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Taylor against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Taylor near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Taylor ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Taylor only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#564 of 1,520
63rd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#398 of 1,505
74th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,028 of 1,663
38th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#741 of 1,663
55th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
52nd percentile nationally for median household income · 26th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Taylor's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Taylor's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Taylor's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$246,80045th percentilemore affordable than 45% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Taylor's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#8,751 of 15,516
More affordable than 44% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,437 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.4×, Taylor sits in the moderate band:
national rank #8,751 of 15,516 and #1,437 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$71,665Taylor, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Taylor, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Taylor, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
16,767
Median Income
$71,665
Median Home Value
$246,800
Median Age
41.0
Poverty Rate
6.0%
Labor force participation
59.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2300.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
238.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2062.6
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
67.4°F
Annual Precipitation
37.1"
Annual Snowfall
0.2"
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Taylor's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
16,446 residents
2021
16,928 residents
2022
17,104 residents
2023
17,505 residents
2024
17,954 residents
2025
18,402 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
149
housing units authorized
Single-Family
149
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
8.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
150
146
4
$41.1M
2020
154
152
2
$41.3M
2021
176
176
0
$48.0M
2022
150
150
0
$40.8M
2023
142
142
0
$38.6M
2024
149
149
0
$40.5M
Permit volume decreased 1% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
76.1%
Carpool
9.9%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
1.0%
Work from Home
11.3%
Other
1.4%
Based on 7,667 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Taylor. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Taylor is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Taylor sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Taylor compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.