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Channing vs Blackwell

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

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Channing, TXHomes around $185KTexas · 242 people

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Blackwell, TXHomes around $152KTexas · 211 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.

ChanningHomes around $185K

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

BlackwellHomes around $152K

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

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%

Channing$1,110/mo

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

Blackwell$880/mo

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

BChanningBetter than 63% of districts in the state –BlackwellNot graded

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

ChanningBlackwell

Snow a year12″1″

January low21°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)183d —

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

Outdoors & history

ChanningBlackwell

Settled1888 —

National Register places2 —

Community

ChanningBlackwell

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.

ChanningTX BlackwellTX

Channing ↔ Blackwell274 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

ChanningBlackwell

People

Population 242Highest 211Lowest

Median age 43.1±27.8Lowest 21% above TX 45.6±12.9Highest 28% 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 27.3%±26.6Highest TX: 25% 21.8%±11.9Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 26%±13.4Lowest TX: 13.4% 27%±13Highest 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+ 27.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 47.2%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±5.1Highest TX: 6.2% 1.9%±7.8Lowest 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 $76,667±$36kHighest about the TX average $74,219±$47kLowest 5% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,300±$66kHighest 63% below TX $82,100±$41kLowest 71% 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 $913±$251Highest 35% below TX $806±$403Lowest 43% 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 $990Highest 77% below TX $563Lowest 87% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.2%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 5.3%±100Lowest 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 8.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 1.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 0%±14.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 4.4%±7.7Highest 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 28.3 miLowest 42.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BlackwellFew work in Channing

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 57.4Lowest 137Highest

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.

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.