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Friona vs Onalaska

515 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+70 pts in Onalaska) and street grid (2.9× in Friona).

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Friona, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 4,102 people
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Onalaska, TXHomes around $173KTexas · 3,210 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Friona places higher on 14 of 23 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.

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.

Friona$1,180/mo
Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.78% · or rent about $1,038/mo · Housing →
Onalaska$1,080/mo
Typical home $173K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $1,083/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Friona and Onalaska.

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.

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
FrionaOnalaska
Snow a year13″—
January low22°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)182d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th73rd
Outdoors & history
FrionaOnalaska
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land2%0.8%
Settled1906—
Community
FrionaOnalaska
Library hours a week37 hrs38 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

515 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Friona ↔ Onalaska515 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.

FrionaOnalaska
People
Population 4,102Highest 3,210Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +71.2%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.9±3.4Lowest 12% above TX 43.8±12.1Highest 23% above TX
Onalaska and Friona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.1%±6.3Highest TX: 25% 23.5%±6.2Lowest TX: 25%
Friona and Onalaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±5.3Highest TX: 13.4% 16.8%±5.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Friona and Onalaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Highest TX: 33.8% 11.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 5%±4.7Highest TX: 6.2%
Onalaska and Friona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,801±$5kHighest 15% below TX $51,912±$31kLowest 34% below TX
Friona and Onalaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,500±$54kLowest 56% below TX $165,800±$82kHighest 42% below TX
Onalaska and Friona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,038±$234Lowest 26% below TX $1,083±$196Highest 23% below TX
Onalaska and Friona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,230Highest 47% below TX $2,056Lowest 51% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.4%±12.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 76.8%±39Highest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 8.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 23.7%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 78.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX 1993Highest 1 yr newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 48% below TX 22 minHighest 17% below TX
Work from home 0%±0.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 7.3%±6.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Onalaska and Friona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 19.6%Highest 5.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 47.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.55Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Amarillo (6%)Houston (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OnalaskaFew work in Friona
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 155Highest 53.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #299 of 583 in TX#140 of 583 in TX
School district FRIONA ISDONALASKA ISD
High school in town Friona H SOnalaska Jr./Sr. High
Students per teacherat that high school 8.4Lowest 12.5Highest
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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