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Earth vs Joaquin

508 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Joaquin) and property tax bill (+67% in Earth).

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Earth, TXHomes around $95KTexas · 925 people
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Joaquin, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 869 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.

EarthHomes around $95K
Housing$95K typical home68% below the TX typical home All about Earth →
JoaquinKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 85%of TX districts Housing$240K typical home20% below the TX typical home All about Joaquin →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.8×
Joaquin is more of a job hub
Joaquin 1.28Earth 0.34
Property tax bill+67%
Tax bills are bigger in Earth
Earth $1,050Joaquin $627
Street grid2.2×
Earth has the more walkable street grid
Earth 59.7Joaquin 26.9
Average commute7 min
Earth has the shorter commute
Joaquin 25 minEarth 18 min
Typical home built14 yrs
Earth’s homes are older
Joaquin 1978Earth 1964
Growth since 2010+4.5 pts
Joaquin has grown faster since 2010
Joaquin -10.9%Earth -15.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $900 more a month in Joaquin

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.

Earth$600/mo
Typical home $95K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →
Joaquin$1,500/mo
Typical home $240K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,800 a year, between Joaquin and Earth.

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
–EarthNot graded AJoaquinBetter than 85% 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
EarthJoaquin
Snow a year8″0″
January low25°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)206d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th20th
Outdoors & history
EarthJoaquin
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1924—
Archive photos6—
Community
EarthJoaquin
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

508 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EarthTXJoaquinTX
Earth ↔ Joaquin508 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.

EarthJoaquin
People
Population 925Highest 869Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.4%Lowest TX: +15.9% -10.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 40.6±13.9Highest 14% above TX 39±9.5Lowest 10% above TX
Earth and Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.3%±6.6Highest TX: 25% 21.1%±6.3Lowest TX: 25%
Earth and Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±5.7Highest TX: 13.4% 18.4%±5.2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Earth and Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 12.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 2%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2%
Joaquin and Earth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,574±$18kHighest 39% below TX $35,625±$20kLowest 55% below TX
Earth and Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $78,300±$17kHighest 72% below TX $52,000±$36kLowest 82% below TX
Earth and Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $750±$107Highest 47% below TX $663±$181Lowest 53% below TX
Earth and Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,050Highest 75% below TX $627Lowest 85% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.7%±25.5Highest TX: 51.7% 31.9%±31.5Lowest TX: 51.7%
Earth and Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 25.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 69.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX 1978Highest 14 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 33% below TX 25 minHighest 8% below TX
Work from home 2%±3.2Highest TX: 14.4% 0.8%±1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Earth and Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.5%Lowest 9.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Lowest 1.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (14%)Center (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JoaquinFew work in Earth
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.7Highest 26.9Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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