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Blackwell vs Channing

274 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+76% in Channing) and average commute (19 min in Channing).

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Blackwell, TXHomes around $152KTexas · 211 people

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Channing, TXHomes around $185KTexas · 242 people

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.

BlackwellHomes around $152K

Housing$152K typical home49% below the TX typical home All about Blackwell →

ChanningHomes around $185K

Housing$185K typical home38% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 63%of TX districts All about Channing →

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.

Property tax bill+76%

Tax bills are bigger in Channing

Channing $990Blackwell $563

Average commute19 min

Channing has the shorter commute

Blackwell 37 minChanning 17 min

Street grid2.4×

Blackwell has the more walkable street grid

Blackwell 137Channing 57.4

Jobs per worker2.3×

Channing is more of a job hub

Channing 0.44Blackwell 0.19

Bachelor’s degree++20 pts

More adults in Blackwell have a degree

Blackwell 47.2%Channing 27.2%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Channing

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 paymentRate%

Blackwell$880/mo

Typical home $152K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

Channing$1,110/mo

Typical home $185K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Channing and Blackwell.

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

–BlackwellNot graded BChanningBetter than 63% 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

BlackwellChanning

Snow a year1″12″

January low—21°F

July high—93°F

Growing season (days)—183d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st 32nd

Outdoors & history

BlackwellChanning

Settled—1888

National Register places—2

Community

BlackwellChanning

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

274 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BlackwellTX ChanningTX

Blackwell ↔ Channing274 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

BlackwellChanning

People

Population 211Lowest 242Highest

Median age 45.6±12.9Highest 28% above TX 43.1±27.8Lowest 21% above TX

Blackwell and Channing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.8%±11.9Lowest TX: 25% 27.3%±26.6Highest TX: 25%

Channing and Blackwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 27%±13Highest TX: 13.4% 26%±13.4Lowest TX: 13.4%

Blackwell and Channing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.2%Highest TX: 33.8% 27.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±7.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.7%±5.1Highest TX: 6.2%

Channing and Blackwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,219±$47kLowest 5% below TX $76,667±$36kHighest about the TX average

Channing and Blackwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,100±$41kLowest 71% below TX $106,300±$66kHighest 63% below TX

Channing and Blackwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $806±$403Lowest 43% below TX $913±$251Highest 35% below TX

Channing and Blackwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $563Lowest 87% below TX $990Highest 77% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 5.3%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 46.2%±100Highest TX: 51.7%

Channing and Blackwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 1.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 8.3%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.7%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX 1968Highest 24 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 37% above TX 17 minLowest 35% below TX

Work from home 4.4%±7.7Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±14.4Lowest TX: 14.4%

Blackwell and Channing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.9% 0.9%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.44Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sweetwater (23%)Dalhart (33%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChanningFew work in Blackwell

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 137Highest 57.4Lowest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Blackwell neighborsTown Square →

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Channing neighborsTown Square →

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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.