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Goldsmith vs Channing

256 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.2× in Goldsmith) and property tax bill (+77% in Goldsmith).

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Goldsmith, TXA small town of 177Texas · 177 people
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Channing, TXHomes around $185KTexas · 242 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.

GoldsmithA small town of 177
Quiet strengthsGoldsmith doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Goldsmith →
ChanningHomes around $185K
Housing$185K typical home38% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 63%of TX districts All about Channing →
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.

Street grid4.2×
Goldsmith has the more walkable street grid
Goldsmith 242Channing 57.4
Property tax bill+77%
Tax bills are bigger in Goldsmith
Goldsmith $1,750Channing $990
Jobs per worker2.8×
Goldsmith is more of a job hub
Goldsmith 1.23Channing 0.44
Average commute13 min
Channing has the shorter commute
Goldsmith 30 minChanning 17 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Channing

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.

Goldsmith$890/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →
Channing$1,110/mo
Typical home $185K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Channing and Goldsmith.

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
–GoldsmithNot graded BChanningBetter than 63% 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
GoldsmithChanning
Snow a year1″12″
January low32°F21°F
July high94°F93°F
Growing season (days)243d183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd32nd
Outdoors & history
GoldsmithChanning
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1888
National Register places—2
Community
GoldsmithChanning
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

256 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GoldsmithTXChanningTX
Goldsmith ↔ Channing256 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.

GoldsmithChanning
People
Population 177Lowest 242Highest
Median age 43.5±17.3Highest 22% above TX 43.1±27.8Lowest 21% above TX
Goldsmith and Channing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±22.8Lowest TX: 25% 27.3%±26.6Highest TX: 25%
Channing and Goldsmith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±20.4Lowest TX: 13.4% 26%±13.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Channing and Goldsmith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 27.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.9%±16.7Highest TX: 6.2% 3.7%±5.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Goldsmith and Channing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,969±$48kHighest 44% above TX $76,667±$36kLowest about the TX average
Goldsmith and Channing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,700±$106kHighest 50% below TX $106,300±$66kLowest 63% below TX
Goldsmith and Channing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $913±$251 35% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Highest 59% below TX $990Lowest 77% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 46.2%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Channing and Goldsmith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 8.3%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 71.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 34 yrs older than TX 1968Highest 24 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 12% above TX 17 minLowest 35% below TX
Work from home 3.7%±10.6Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±14.4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Goldsmith and Channing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.23Highest 0.44Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Odessa (37%)Dalhart (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChanningFew work in Goldsmith
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 242Highest 57.4Lowest
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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