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Earth vs Seven Points

382 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+19.5 pts in Seven Points) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Seven Points).

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Earth, TXHomes around $95KTexas · 925 people
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Seven Points, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 1,167 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 →
Seven PointsOne of the healthiest towns
Health73% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 36%of U.S. towns we grade All about Seven Points →
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.

Work from home+19.5 pts
More people work from home in Seven Points
Seven Points 21.5%Earth 2%
Jobs per worker3.3×
Seven Points is more of a job hub
Seven Points 1.12Earth 0.34
Average commute17 min
Earth has the shorter commute
Seven Points 35 minEarth 18 min
Growth since 2010+9.6 pts
Seven Points has grown faster since 2010
Seven Points -5.8%Earth -15.4%
Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Earth
Earth $1,050Seven Points $777
Typical home built22 yrs
Earth’s homes are older
Seven Points 1986Earth 1964
★ 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.

Earth$600/mo
Typical home $95K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →
Seven Points$540/mo
Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,079/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Earth and Seven Points.

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
–EarthNot graded C+Seven PointsSafer than 36% of U.S. towns
Health
–EarthNot graded CSeven PointsHealthier than 27% 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
EarthSeven Points
Snow a year8″0″
January low25°F35°F
July high90°F95°F
Growing season (days)206d246d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th34th
Outdoors & history
EarthSeven Points
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.4%
Settled1924—
Archive photos6—
Community
EarthSeven Points
Library hours a week—50 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

382 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EarthTXSeven PointsTX
Earth ↔ Seven Points382 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.

EarthSeven Points
People
Population 925Lowest 1,167Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.4%Lowest TX: +15.9% -5.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 40.6±13.9Highest 14% above TX 38.4±9.9Lowest 8% above TX
Earth and Seven Points 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% 26.9%±7.4Lowest TX: 25%
Earth and Seven Points 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% 16.1%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Earth and Seven Points 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% 14.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.3%±3.4Highest TX: 6.2%
Seven Points 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 $39,934±$26kLowest 49% below TX
Earth and Seven Points are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $78,300±$17kLowest 72% below TX $91,100±$20kHighest 68% below TX
Seven Points and Earth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $750±$107Lowest 47% below TX $1,079±$481Highest 23% below TX
Seven Points and Earth 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 $777Lowest 82% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.7%±25.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 74.5%±83.9Highest TX: 51.7%
Seven Points and Earth 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% 26.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 68.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX 1986Highest 6 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 33% below TX 35 minHighest 29% above TX
Work from home 2%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 21.5%±15Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 6.5%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miHighest 42.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Lowest 1.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (14%)Mabank (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Seven PointsFew work in Earth
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.7Highest 36.0Lowest
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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