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Cotulla vs Littlefield

421 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+9.9 pts in Cotulla) and street grid (+87% in Cotulla).

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Cotulla, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,664 people
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Littlefield, TXHomes around $107KTexas · 5,822 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.

CotullaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#11 most walkable in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$116K typical home61% below the TX typical home Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cotulla →
LittlefieldHomes around $107K
Housing$107K typical home64% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 54%of TX districts Outdoors#205 most walkable in TX0.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Littlefield →
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.

Growth since 2010+9.9 pts
Cotulla has grown faster since 2010
Cotulla +3.2%Littlefield -6.7%
Street grid+87%
Cotulla has the more walkable street grid
Cotulla 148Littlefield 79.1
Jobs per worker2×
Cotulla is more of a job hub
Cotulla 0.92Littlefield 0.45
Work in town+12.9 pts
More of Cotulla’s workers stay in town
Cotulla 30.9%Littlefield 18%
Typical home built14 yrs
Littlefield’s homes are older
Cotulla 1982Littlefield 1968
★ What stands out · 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.

Cotulla$740/mo
Typical home $116K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $821/mo · Housing →
Littlefield$690/mo
Typical home $107K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $1,059/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Littlefield places higher on 12 of 20 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
–CotullaNot graded B−LittlefieldSafer than 46% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+CotullaBetter than 38% of districts in the state B−LittlefieldBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
DCotullaHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DLittlefieldHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
7Cotulla
12Littlefield

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#41 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #532#348 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #11#205 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#256 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #70#236 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #407#570 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #557#420 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #311#416

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

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
CotullaLittlefield
Snow a year0″7″
January low—23°F
July high—93°F
Growing season (days)—192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th50th
Outdoors & history
CotullaLittlefield
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%1.5%
Settled18821912
National Register places4—
Archive photos—12
Community
CotullaLittlefield
Library hours a week28 hrs44 hrs
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

421 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CotullaTXLittlefieldTX
Cotulla ↔ Littlefield421 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.

CotullaLittlefield
People
Population 3,664Lowest 5,822Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.2%Highest TX: +15.9% -6.7%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.6±9.1Lowest 6% below TX 35.3±3Highest about the TX average
Littlefield and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±9Highest TX: 25% 28.5%±4.5Lowest TX: 25%
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±4.5Highest TX: 13.4% 15.2%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±6.8Highest TX: 6.2% 4.3%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,067±$29kHighest 11% below TX $60,636±$8kLowest 23% below TX
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,100±$43kHighest 67% below TX $79,400±$28kLowest 72% below TX
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $821±$168Lowest 41% below TX $1,059±$132Highest 25% below TX
Littlefield and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Highest 70% below TX $1,137Lowest 73% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34%±28.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 48.9%±12.6Highest TX: 51.7%
Littlefield and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 14.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 72.6%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest 36% below TX 16 minLowest 40% below TX
Work from home 2.5%±2.7Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.7%±2.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Littlefield and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 30.9%Highest 18%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miHighest 34.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Highest 0.45Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (13%)Lubbock (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LittlefieldFew work in Cotulla
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 148Highest 79.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #402 of 583 in TX#310 of 583 in TX
School district COTULLA ISDLITTLEFIELD ISD
High school in town None in townLittlefield H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.4
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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