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Ackerly vs Lueders 123 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (2.2× in Ackerly) and typical home built (50 yrs in Lueders).
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.
Lueders A small town of 271
Quiet strengths Lueders doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lueders →
The biggest differences Where they differ most The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $220 more a month in Ackerly 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Ackerly $460 /mo
Typical home $75K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →
Lueders $240 /mo
Typical home $34K (Census) · tax rate 2.18% · Housing →
The difference: $220 a month , about $2,600 a year , between Ackerly and Lueders.
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.
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.
Outdoors & history
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 123 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Ackerly ↔ Lueders 123 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
384 Highest 271 Lowest
Median age
28.4 ±3.8 Highest 20% below TX 23.9 ±26.1 Lowest 33% below TX
Kids under 18
34.1% ±19 Lowest TX: 25% 39.1% ±11.5 Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+
3.4% ±10.5 Lowest TX: 13.4% 5.5% ±11.7 Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
13.5% Highest TX: 33.8% 4.5% Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3% ±4.3 Highest TX: 6.2% 0% ±7.8 Lowest TX: 6.2%
Household incomemedian
$66,094 ±$29k 16% below TX —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$74,500 ±$12k Highest 74% below TX $33,500 ±$22k Lowest 88% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly
$783 Highest 81% below TX $729 Lowest 83% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 Lowest TX: 51.7% 100% ±100 Highest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line
0.3% Lowest TX: 13.8% 19.9% Highest TX: 13.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.8% Lowest TX: 62.6% 90.7% Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988 Highest 4 yrs older than TX 1938 Lowest 54 yrs older than TX
Average commuteone way
43 min Lowest 61% above TX 44 min Highest 64% above TX
Work from home
1.8% ±2.8 Lowest TX: 14.4% 4.9% ±6.7 Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 0.9% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
45.8 mi Highest 30.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.65 Highest 0.46 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Lamesa (11%) Abilene (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Lueders Few work in Ackerly
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
133 Highest 118 Lowest
School district
— LUEDERS-AVOCA ISD
High school in town
— None in town
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Ackerly or Lueders: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Ackerly? → Moving to Ackerly: what should I know? →
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Lueders or Ackerly: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Lueders? → Moving to Lueders: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Lueders’s Town Square.
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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