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Crosbyton vs Edcouch

544 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Edcouch) and typical home built (27 yrs in Crosbyton).

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Crosbyton, TXHomes around $73KTexas · 1,774 people

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Edcouch, TXHomes around $147KTexas · 2,739 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.

CrosbytonHomes around $73K

Housing$73K typical home76% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 4%of TX districts Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Crosbyton →

EdcouchHomes around $147K

Housing$147K typical home51% below the TX typical home

Outdoors#52 most walkable in TX0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Edcouch →

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 worker4×

Edcouch is more of a job hub

Edcouch 1.66Crosbyton 0.42

Typical home built27 yrs

Crosbyton’s homes are older

Edcouch 1992Crosbyton 1965

Street grid+87%

Edcouch has the more walkable street grid

Edcouch 116Crosbyton 61.7

Work in town+10 pts

More of Crosbyton’s workers stay in town

Crosbyton 19.8%Edcouch 9.8%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Edcouch

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%

Crosbyton$490/mo

Typical home $73K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.82% · or rent about $512/mo · Housing →

Edcouch$980/mo

Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.71% · or rent about $552/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Edcouch and Crosbyton.

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.

Safety

–CrosbytonNot graded B−EdcouchSafer than 46% of U.S. towns

Schools

D−CrosbytonBetter than 4% of districts in the state DEdcouchBetter than 11% of districts in the state

Health

DCrosbytonHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns DEdcouchHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns

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

CrosbytonEdcouch

Snow a year3″0″

January low27°F 49°F

July high94°F 96°F

Growing season (days)222d 355d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 70th

Outdoors & history

CrosbytonEdcouch

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%0.8%

Settled1917 1927

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

CrosbytonEdcouch

Library hours a week26 hrs —

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

544 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CrosbytonTX EdcouchTX

Crosbyton ↔ Edcouch544 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

CrosbytonEdcouch

People

Population 1,774Lowest 2,739Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% -13.6%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 33.9±4Lowest 5% below TX 37.4±5.9Highest 5% above TX

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

Kids under 18 30.9%±2.9Highest TX: 25% 26.6%±9.2Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 17.7%±3Highest TX: 13.4% 13.1%±5.4Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.9%Highest TX: 33.8% 7.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.7Highest TX: 6.2% 1.5%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $38,684±$10kHighest 51% below TX $21,843±$20kLowest 72% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $59,200±$10kHighest 79% below TX $58,500±$52kLowest 79% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $512±$111Lowest 64% below TX $552±$97Highest 61% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,078Highest 75% below TX $998Lowest 76% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.3%±17.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 52%±20.4Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 26.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 38.3%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 49.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 27 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 16% below TX 21 minLowest 23% below TX

Work from home 2.1%±2.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.2%±6.4Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 19.8%Highest 9.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 1.66Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (29%)Edinburg (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdcouchFew work in Crosbyton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.7Lowest 116Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#580 of 583 in TX

School district —EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD

High school in town —None in town

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Crosbyton 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.