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Crosbyton vs Hooks

400 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (2× in Hooks) and property tax bill (+60% in Hooks).

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Crosbyton, TXHomes around $73KTexas · 1,774 people
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Hooks, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 2,299 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.

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 →
HooksOne of the healthiest towns
Health85% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$169K typical home44% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 72%of TX districts All about Hooks →
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.

Rent2×
Rent runs higher in Hooks
Hooks $1,011Crosbyton $512
Property tax bill+60%
Tax bills are bigger in Hooks
Hooks $1,725Crosbyton $1,078
Work in town+10.8 pts
More of Crosbyton’s workers stay in town
Crosbyton 19.8%Hooks 9%
Growth since 2010+5.2 pts
Hooks has grown faster since 2010
Hooks -9.1%Crosbyton -14.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $740 more a month in Hooks

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.

Crosbyton$490/mo
Typical home $73K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.82% · or rent about $512/mo · Housing →
Hooks$1,230/mo
Typical home $169K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.47% · or rent about $1,011/mo · Housing →

The difference: $740 a month, about $8,900 a year, between Hooks 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 C+HooksSafer than 37% of U.S. towns
Schools
D−CrosbytonBetter than 4% of districts in the state B+HooksBetter than 72% of districts in the state
Health
DCrosbytonHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns DHooksHealthier than 15% 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
CrosbytonHooks
Snow a year3″2″
January low27°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)222d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th62nd
Outdoors & history
CrosbytonHooks
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%1.1%
Settled1917—
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here2—
Community
CrosbytonHooks
Library hours a week26 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

400 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CrosbytonTXHooksTX
Crosbyton ↔ Hooks400 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.

CrosbytonHooks
People
Population 1,774Lowest 2,299Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% -9.1%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.9±4Lowest 5% below TX 34.7±7Highest about the TX average
Hooks 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% 28.1%±6.5Lowest TX: 25%
Crosbyton and Hooks 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% 15.1%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Crosbyton and Hooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.9%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.1%±3.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Hooks and Crosbyton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $38,684±$10kLowest 51% below TX $43,555±$12kHighest 44% below TX
Hooks and Crosbyton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $59,200±$10kLowest 79% below TX $69,800±$26kHighest 75% below TX
Hooks and Crosbyton 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 $1,011±$274Highest 28% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,078Lowest 75% below TX $1,725Highest 59% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.3%±17.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 62.4%±22.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Hooks and Crosbyton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 25.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 58%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 27 yrs older than TX 1971Highest 21 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 16% below TX 19 minLowest 30% below TX
Work from home 2.1%±2.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.9%±3.5Highest TX: 14.4%
Hooks 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%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 0.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (29%)Texarkana (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HooksFew work in Crosbyton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.7Lowest 69.2Highest
Schools
School district —HOOKS ISD
High school in town —Hooks H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.3
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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