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Lamesa vs Littlefield

85 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+36% in Lamesa) and average commute (9 min in Littlefield).

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Lamesa, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 8,393 people
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Littlefield, TXHomes around $107KTexas · 5,822 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.

LamesaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#39 most walkable in TX0.4 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 30%of TX districts Housing$108K typical home64% below the TX typical home All about Lamesa →
LittlefieldHomes around $107K
Housing$107K typical home64% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 54%of TX districts Outdoors#205 most walkable in TX0.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Littlefield →
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.

Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Lamesa
Lamesa $1,551Littlefield $1,137
Average commute9 min
Littlefield has the shorter commute
Lamesa 25 minLittlefield 16 min
Trails2×
Lamesa has more miles of trail
Lamesa 0.4 miLittlefield 0.2 mi
Work in town+15.8 pts
More of Lamesa’s workers stay in town
Lamesa 33.8%Littlefield 18%
Street grid+59%
Lamesa has the more walkable street grid
Lamesa 126Littlefield 79.1
Jobs per worker+56%
Lamesa is more of a job hub
Lamesa 0.70Littlefield 0.45
★ What stands out · Report cards

Littlefield places higher on 14 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
CLamesaSafer than 31% of U.S. towns B−LittlefieldSafer than 46% of U.S. towns
Schools
CLamesaBetter than 30% of districts in the state B−LittlefieldBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
DLamesaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns DLittlefieldHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
4Lamesa
14Littlefield

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #321#32 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #534#310 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #173#348 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #65#236 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #371#514 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #39#205 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #533#381 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #552#416

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lamesa’s rankings →

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.

Lamesa$710/mo
Typical home $108K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $813/mo · Housing →
Littlefield$690/mo
Typical home $107K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $1,059/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
LamesaLittlefield
Snow a year3″7″
January low26°F23°F
July high94°F93°F
Growing season (days)212d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd50th
Outdoors & history
LamesaLittlefield
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land4.2%1.5%
Settled19031912
Archive photos—12
Community
LamesaLittlefield
Library hours a week41 hrs44 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

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LamesaTXLittlefieldTX
Lamesa ↔ Littlefield85 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.

LamesaLittlefield
People
Population 8,393Highest 5,822Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% -6.7%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.2±1.6Lowest 4% below TX 35.3±3Highest about the TX average
Littlefield and Lamesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.7%±3.2Lowest TX: 25% 28.5%±4.5Highest TX: 25%
Littlefield and Lamesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±2.4Highest TX: 13.4% 15.2%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4%
Lamesa and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.3%±1.7Highest TX: 6.2%
Littlefield and Lamesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,007±$10kLowest 38% below TX $60,636±$8kHighest 23% below TX
Littlefield and Lamesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,000±$11kHighest 67% below TX $79,400±$28kLowest 72% below TX
Lamesa and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $813±$313Lowest 42% below TX $1,059±$132Highest 25% below TX
Littlefield and Lamesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,551Highest 63% below TX $1,137Lowest 73% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.8%±14.8Highest TX: 51.7% 48.9%±12.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Lamesa and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 14.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 72.6%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 29 yrs older than TX 1968Highest 24 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 7% below TX 16 minLowest 40% below TX
Work from home 3.7%±2.2Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.7%±2.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Littlefield and Lamesa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 33.8%Highest 18%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.3 miHighest 34.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Highest 0.45Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Midland (10%)Lubbock (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LittlefieldFew work in Lamesa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 126Highest 79.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #534 of 583 in TX#310 of 583 in TX
School district —LITTLEFIELD ISD
High school in town —Littlefield H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.4
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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