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%

Lamesa$710/mo

Typical home $108K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $813/mo · Housing →

Snyder$910/mo

Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $1,033/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Snyder and Lamesa.

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

Snyder places higher on 10 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 DSnyderSafer than 12% of U.S. towns

Schools

CLamesaBetter than 30% of districts in the state B−SnyderBetter than 53% of districts in the state

Health

DLamesaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns CSnyderHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns

9Lamesa

10Snyder

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

Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #533#217 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #321#77 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #567#332 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #580#350 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #534#339 SafestSafety · 470 towns #308#435 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #588#430 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #65#216

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

LamesaSnyder

Snow a year3″2″

January low26°F 29°F

July high94°F 96°F

Growing season (days)212d 227d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 24th

Outdoors & history

LamesaSnyder

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land4.2%1.9%

Settled1903 —

Community

LamesaSnyder

Library hours a week41 hrs 46 hrs

Colleges in town—1

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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LamesaTX SnyderTX

Lamesa ↔ Snyder61 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

LamesaSnyder

People

Population 8,393Lowest 11,241Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +2.1%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 34.2±1.6Highest 4% below TX 32.4±2Lowest 9% below TX

Lamesa and Snyder 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%±3.6Highest TX: 25%

Snyder 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% 15.9%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 11.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.2%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,007±$10kLowest 38% below TX $57,902±$6kHighest 26% below TX

Snyder 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±$11kLowest 67% below TX $104,000±$22kHighest 63% below TX

Snyder and Lamesa 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 $1,033±$209Highest 26% below TX

Snyder 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 $1,272Lowest 70% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.8%±14.8Highest TX: 51.7% 29.5%±12.1Lowest TX: 51.7%

Lamesa and Snyder 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% 12.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.4%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 29 yrs older than TX 1966Highest 26 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 7% below TX 18 minLowest 32% below TX

Work from home 3.7%±2.2Highest TX: 14.4% 3.5%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 33.8%Lowest 36.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Lowest 0.93Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Midland (10%)Abilene (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SnyderFew work in Lamesa

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 126Highest 103Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #534 of 583 in TX #339 of 583 in TX

School district —SNYDER ISD

High school in town —Snyder H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.5

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Lamesa vs Snyder

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Snyder

Snyder places higher on 10 of 21 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

61 miles apart

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