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Alice vs Plainview

495 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Plainview) and average commute (4 min in Plainview).

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Alice, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 17,707 people
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Plainview, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 19,711 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.

AliceAn outdoors town
Outdoors#46 most conserved land in TX1.5 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$135K typical home55% below the TX typical home All about Alice →
PlainviewKnown for its schools
Schools#78 for schools in TXof 583 towns Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$121K typical home60% below the TX typical home All about Plainview →
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.

Trails3×
Plainview has more miles of trail
Plainview 4.5 miAlice 1.5 mi
Average commute4 min
Plainview has the shorter commute
Alice 23 minPlainview 19 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Plainview places higher on 14 of 23 TX lists

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
DAliceSafer than 10% of U.S. towns C−PlainviewSafer than 20% of U.S. towns
Schools
DAliceBetter than 11% of districts in the state B−PlainviewBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
DAliceHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns DPlainviewHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns
9Alice
14Plainview

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #564#78 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #536#24 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #173#53 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #374#254 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#256 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #243#87 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #418#543 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #46#141

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alice’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Alice$840/mo
Typical home $135K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $934/mo · Housing →
Plainview$780/mo
Typical home $121K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $851/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Alice and Plainview.

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
AlicePlainview
Snow a year1″8″
January low47°F26°F
July high97°F92°F
Growing season (days)337d209d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th83rd
Outdoors & history
AlicePlainview
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land12.6%5.2%
Settled1888—
National Register places—1
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here14—
Community
AlicePlainview
Library hours a week42 hrs52 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

495 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AliceTXPlainviewTX
Alice ↔ Plainview495 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.

AlicePlainview
People
Population 17,707Lowest 19,711Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.3%Highest TX: +15.9% -9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.4±1.7Highest about the TX average 32.7±1.7Lowest 8% below TX
Alice and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±3.3Highest TX: 25% 27.5%±2.5Lowest TX: 25%
Alice and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.8%±2.3Highest TX: 13.4% 15%±1.8Lowest TX: 13.4%
Alice and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.2%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2%
Plainview and Alice are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,676±$11kHighest 38% below TX $44,768±$3kLowest 43% below TX
Alice and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,100±$26kHighest 54% below TX $113,000±$12kLowest 60% below TX
Alice and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $934±$143Highest 33% below TX $851±$53Lowest 39% below TX
Alice and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,462Lowest 65% below TX $1,609Highest 62% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.3%±8Highest TX: 51.7% 48%±8.3Lowest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 31.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 24%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 52.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 18 yrs older than TX 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 14% below TX 19 minLowest 30% below TX
Work from home 5.7%±2.5Highest TX: 14.4% 2.9%±1.7Lowest TX: 14.4%
Alice and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 36.8%Lowest 40.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 40.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.90Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (13%)Lubbock (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PlainviewFew work in Alice
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Highest 5.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 4.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.4Lowest 71.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #564 of 583 in TX#78 of 583 in TX
School district ALICE ISDABERNATHY ISD · ANTON ISD
High school in town Alice H SPlainview H S
Students per teacherat that high school 18.2Highest 12.5Lowest
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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