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Abilene vs Tye

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (136.8× in Abilene) and trails (44× in Abilene).

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Abilene, TXA history townTexas · 128,053 people
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Tye, TXHomes around $144KTexas · 936 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.

AbileneA history town
HistorySettled in 188159 places on the National Register College town3 collegesAbilene Christian University Housing$225K typical home25% below the TX typical home All about Abilene →
TyeHomes around $144K
Housing$144K typical home52% below the TX typical home SafetySafer than 64%of U.S. towns we grade All about Tye →
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.

Size136.8×
Abilene is the bigger place
Abilene 128,053Tye 936
Trails44×
Abilene has more miles of trail
Abilene 52.8 miTye 1.2 mi
Property tax bill4.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Abilene
Abilene $2,699Tye $665
Home values2.9×
Homes cost more in Abilene
Abilene $183,700Tye $62,600
Work in town+57.4 pts
More of Abilene’s workers stay in town
Abilene 62.5%Tye 5.1%
Street grid3.2×
Abilene has the more walkable street grid
Abilene 44.2Tye 13.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Abilene

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.

Abilene$1,450/mo
Typical home $225K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $1,157/mo · Housing →
Tye$880/mo
Typical home $144K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $940/mo · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,900 a year, between Abilene and Tye.

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
C−AbileneSafer than 23% of U.S. towns BTyeSafer than 64% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+AbileneBetter than 39% of districts in the state –TyeNot graded
Health
C+AbileneHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns –TyeNot graded
Where they are

Abilene and Tye share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AbileneTyeAbileneTye
Abilene ↔ Tye7.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
292 Tye residents work in Abilene (57% of its workers)
Work & commute in Tye →
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
AbileneTye
Snow a year4″4″
January low34°F34°F
July high96°F96°F
Growing season (days)236d236d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd40th
Outdoors & history
AbileneTye
Trails53 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.9%0%
Settled1881—
National Register places59—
Community
AbileneTye
Library hours a week60 hrs—
Colleges in town3—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

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.

AbileneTye
People
Population 128,053Highest 936Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.9%Highest TX: +15.9% -5.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.8±0.5Lowest 8% below TX 43.8±8.3Highest 23% above TX
Kids under 18 23%±0.8Highest TX: 25% 17.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 13.9%±0.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 19.9%±5.9Highest TX: 13.4%
Tye and Abilene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 5.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.8%±0.7Highest TX: 6.2% 0.3%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,648±$2kHighest 20% below TX $48,421±$17kLowest 38% below TX
Abilene and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $183,700±$8kHighest 35% below TX $62,600±$7kLowest 78% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,157±$25Highest 18% below TX $940±$85Lowest 33% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,699Highest 36% below TX $665Lowest 84% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.5%±3.7Highest TX: 51.7% 35.9%±40.2Lowest TX: 51.7%
Abilene and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Highest TX: 13.8% 10.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 81.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 17 yrs older than TX 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 42% below TX 21 minHighest 20% below TX
Work from home 8.4%±1.1Highest TX: 14.4% 1.6%±1.7Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 62.5%Highest 5.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 8.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.15Lowest 1.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (2%)Abilene (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tye57% work in Abilene
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 52.8 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 37Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.2Highest 13.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #231 of 583 in TX—
School district TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-WEST TEXAS · PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS—
High school in town Abilene H S—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.9 —
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.

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