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.

Down paymentRate%

Kermit$860/mo

Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,071/mo · Housing →

Muleshoe$960/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Muleshoe and Kermit.

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

Muleshoe places higher on 11 of 21 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

A−KermitSafer than 75% of U.S. towns A−MuleshoeSafer than 81% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−KermitBetter than 46% of districts in the state B−MuleshoeBetter than 52% of districts in the state

Health

C−KermitHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns CMuleshoeHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns

7Kermit

11Muleshoe

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #509#113 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #10#200 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #295#470 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #410#307 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #208#110 Most affordableCost of living · 651 towns #168#62 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #245#146 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #607#515

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Kermit’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

KermitMuleshoe

Snow a year2″8″

January low27°F 20°F

July high96°F 92°F

Growing season (days)215d 180d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)5th 43rd

Outdoors & history

KermitMuleshoe

Trails2 mi 2 mi

Conserved land3.2%6.6%

Settled1938 1913

Community

KermitMuleshoe

Library hours a week43 hrs 44 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

165 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KermitTX MuleshoeTX

Kermit ↔ Muleshoe165 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

KermitMuleshoe

People

Population 5,689Highest 5,667Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.8%Highest TX: +15.9% 0%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 35.3±3.1Highest about the TX average 33.1±4Lowest 7% below TX

Kermit and Muleshoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 28.1%±3.7Highest TX: 25% 25.9%±3.7Lowest TX: 25%

Kermit and Muleshoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13.3%±2.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 19.6%±4.8Highest TX: 13.4%

Muleshoe and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.1%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.2Highest TX: 6.2% 0.7%±0.8Lowest TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,170±$22kHighest 3% above TX $69,097±$18kLowest 12% below TX

Kermit and Muleshoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,600±$34kHighest 47% below TX $98,600±$18kLowest 65% below TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,071±$76Highest 24% below TX $938±$82Lowest 33% below TX

Kermit and Muleshoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,156Lowest 73% below TX $1,448Highest 66% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.1%±34.7Lowest TX: 51.7% 45.9%±12.2Highest TX: 51.7%

Muleshoe and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 16.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 10.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 79.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1968 24 yrs older than TX 1968 24 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 16% above TX 19 minLowest 27% below TX

Work from home 0.4%±0.5Lowest TX: 14.4% 3.5%±2.9Highest TX: 14.4%

Muleshoe and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 23.5%Lowest 29.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 41.3 miHighest 26.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 0.69Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Midland (8%)Lubbock (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MuleshoeFew work in Kermit

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 1.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 150Highest 80.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #410 of 583 in TX #307 of 583 in TX

School district KERMIT ISDMULESHOE ISD

High school in town Kermit H SMuleshoe H S

Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Highest 9.7Lowest

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.

Kermit vs Muleshoe

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Muleshoe places higher on 11 of 21 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

165 miles apart

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