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%

Levelland$960/mo

Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $846/mo · Housing →

Bonham$1,390/mo

Typical home $226K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,073/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Bonham and Levelland.

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

Levelland 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

CLevellandSafer than 30% of U.S. towns –BonhamNot graded

Schools

C+LevellandBetter than 43% of districts in the state B−BonhamBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

C−LevellandHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns DBonhamHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns

14Levelland

6Bonham

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

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #473#251 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #381#626 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #314#535 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#476 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #475#266 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #82#247 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #567#413 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #246#380

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

LevellandBonham

Snow a year6″1″

January low25°F 33°F

July high92°F 94°F

Growing season (days)205d 242d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th 41st

Outdoors & history

LevellandBonham

Trails7 mi 5 mi

Conserved land2.6%1.2%

Settled1921 1837

National Register places—5

Archive photos7 6

Famous people born here6 25

Community

LevellandBonham

Library hours a week41 hrs 48 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

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

355 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LevellandTX BonhamTX

Levelland ↔ Bonham355 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

LevellandBonham

People

Population 12,466Highest 10,697Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% +2.8%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 35.1±1.1Lowest about the TX average 36.7±1.7Highest 3% above TX

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

Kids under 18 25.8%±2.5Highest TX: 25% 17.8%±3.3Lowest TX: 25%

Age 65+ 14%±1.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.7%±2.6Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.7%±1.4Highest TX: 6.2% 4.6%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,000±$14kHighest 26% below TX $57,681±$8kLowest 26% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $140,400±$13kLowest 51% below TX $201,800±$61kHighest 29% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $846±$53Lowest 40% below TX $1,073±$87Highest 24% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,123Lowest 50% below TX $2,194Highest 48% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.8%±10.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 46.1%±10.4Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 15.5%Lowest TX: 13.8% 21.7%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX 1975Lowest 17 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 20% below TX 22 minHighest 18% below TX

Work from home 4.3%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.3%±4.5Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 37.1%Highest 21.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 44.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Lowest 1.17Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (23%)Dallas (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BonhamFew work in Levelland

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 6.7 miHighest 4.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 6Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.6Highest 51.4Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #266 of 583 in TX #372 of 583 in TX

School district LEVELLAND ISDBONHAM ISD

High school in town Levelland H SBonham H S

Students per teacherat that high school 13.2Highest 12.3Lowest

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.

Levelland vs Bonham

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Bonham

Levelland places higher on 14 of 21 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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