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Avery vs Meadow

428 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3× in Avery) and average commute (10 min in Avery).

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Avery, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 575 people
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Meadow, TXHomes around $157KTexas · 623 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.

AveryKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 74%of TX districts Housing$223K typical home25% below the TX typical home All about Avery →
MeadowHomes around $157K
Housing$157K typical home47% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 22%of TX districts All about Meadow →
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.

Jobs per worker3×
Avery is more of a job hub
Avery 0.74Meadow 0.25
Average commute10 min
Avery has the shorter commute
Meadow 38 minAvery 28 min
Typical home built19 yrs
Meadow’s homes are older
Avery 1982Meadow 1963
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Avery

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.

Avery$1,540/mo
Typical home $223K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.97% · or rent about $917/mo · Housing →
Meadow$1,000/mo
Typical home $157K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Avery and Meadow.

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.

Schools
B+AveryBetter than 74% of districts in the state C−MeadowBetter than 22% of districts in the state
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
AveryMeadow
Snow a year2″5″
January low—27°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—215d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th26th
Outdoors & history
AveryMeadow
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—2
Community
AveryMeadow
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

428 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AveryTXMeadowTX
Avery ↔ Meadow428 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.

AveryMeadow
People
Population 575Lowest 623Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1.3% TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.7±15.7Lowest 8% below TX 33.3±21.5Highest 6% below TX
Meadow and Avery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±6.3Lowest TX: 25% 33.1%±12.7Highest TX: 25%
Meadow and Avery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.5%±11.3Highest TX: 13.4% 8.8%±8.2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Avery and Meadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 10.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.2%±4.5Highest TX: 6.2%
Meadow and Avery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,992±$7kLowest 39% below TX $49,342±$32kHighest 37% below TX
Meadow and Avery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $58,800±$53kLowest 79% below TX $80,900±$29kHighest 71% below TX
Meadow and Avery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $917±$294Highest 35% below TX $721±$51Lowest 49% below TX
Avery and Meadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,161Highest 73% below TX $1,080Lowest 74% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.6%±29.9Highest TX: 51.7% 22.7%±85.1Lowest TX: 51.7%
Avery and Meadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 10%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 73.1%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX 1963Lowest 29 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 6% above TX 38 minHighest 42% above TX
Work from home 3.8%±4.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 9.4%±6.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Meadow and Avery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.1%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clarksville (11%)Lubbock (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MeadowFew work in Avery
Outdoors
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 50.5Highest 37.3Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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