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Floydada vs Taft

476 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Taft) and work in town (+24 pts in Floydada).

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Floydada, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 2,588 people
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Taft, TXHomes around $160KTexas · 2,871 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.

FloydadaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#35 most walkable in TX0.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$82K typical home73% below the TX typical home Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Floydada →
TaftHomes around $160K
Housing$160K typical home46% below the TX typical home Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#170 most conserved land in TX0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Taft →
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.

Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Taft
Taft $2,121Floydada $1,084
Work in town+24 pts
More of Floydada’s workers stay in town
Floydada 34.3%Taft 10.3%
Average commute9 min
Floydada has the shorter commute
Taft 27 minFloydada 18 min
Street grid+59%
Floydada has the more walkable street grid
Floydada 128Taft 80.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Taft

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.

Floydada$510/mo
Typical home $82K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $664/mo · Housing →
Taft$1,070/mo
Typical home $160K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.71% · or rent about $1,179/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Taft and Floydada.

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

Floydada 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
C+FloydadaSafer than 38% of U.S. towns BTaftSafer than 63% of U.S. towns
Schools
AFloydadaBetter than 88% of districts in the state CTaftBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
DFloydadaHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns DTaftHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns
12Floydada
7Taft

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

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #535#183 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #195#498 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #75#389 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #20#304 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #508#282 SafestSafety · 470 towns #265#120 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #23#188 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #35#196

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Floydada’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
FloydadaTaft
Snow a year4″0″
January low25°F45°F
July high92°F93°F
Growing season (days)208d324d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd77th
Outdoors & history
FloydadaTaft
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%4.4%
Settled1890—
National Register places—2
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here7—
Community
FloydadaTaft
Library hours a week33 hrs43 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

476 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FloydadaTXTaftTX
Floydada ↔ Taft476 miles apart
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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.

FloydadaTaft
People
Population 2,588Lowest 2,871Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% -8.1%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.7±2.1Highest 8% below TX 30.9±7Lowest 13% below TX
Floydada and Taft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32%±6.2Lowest TX: 25% 35.8%±8.6Highest TX: 25%
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±3.4Highest TX: 13.4% 11.9%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Floydada and Taft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 14%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.5%±2.4Highest TX: 6.2%
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,826±$13kLowest 33% below TX $73,032±$22kHighest 7% below TX
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $89,700±$15kLowest 68% below TX $124,200±$49kHighest 56% below TX
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $664±$230Lowest 53% below TX $1,179±$442Highest 16% below TX
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,084Lowest 74% below TX $2,121Highest 50% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37%±21.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 46.8%±14.1Highest TX: 51.7%
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 21.3%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 69%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 27 yrs older than TX 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 33% below TX 27 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 1.2%±1.3Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±1.6Lowest TX: 14.4%
Floydada and Taft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 34.3%Highest 10.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.57Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (16%)Corpus Christi (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TaftFew work in Floydada
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 128Highest 80.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #195 of 583 in TX#498 of 583 in TX
School district FLOYDADA COLLEGIATE ISD · PETERSBURG ISDERATH EXCELS ACADEMY INC · TAFT ISD
High school in town Floydada Collegiate H STaft H S
Students per teacherat that high school 9.2Lowest 10.6Highest
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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