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Levelland vs Uvalde

338 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.4× in Levelland).

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Levelland, TXHomes around $147KTexas · 12,466 people
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Uvalde, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 15,417 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.

LevellandHomes around $147K
Housing$147K typical home51% below the TX typical home Outdoors#126 most trails in TX6.7 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves College town1 collegeSouth Plains College All about Levelland →
UvaldeOne of the healthiest towns
Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$177K typical home41% below the TX typical home Outdoors#151 most conserved land in TX0.8 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Uvalde →
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.

Trails8.4×
Levelland has more miles of trail
Levelland 6.7 miUvalde 0.8 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Uvalde

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.

Levelland$960/mo
Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $846/mo · Housing →
Uvalde$1,180/mo
Typical home $177K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.71% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Uvalde 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 12 of 22 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 C−UvaldeSafer than 23% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+LevellandBetter than 43% of districts in the state DUvaldeBetter than 11% of districts in the state
Health
C−LevellandHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns C−UvaldeHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns
12Levelland
10Uvalde

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #266#540 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#561 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#69 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #314#495 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #381#217 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #343#220 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #246#151 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #82#184

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
LevellandUvalde
Snow a year6″—
January low25°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)205d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th24th
Outdoors & history
LevellandUvalde
Trails7 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%4.9%
Settled1921—
National Register places—5
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here6—
Community
LevellandUvalde
Library hours a week41 hrs44 hrs
Colleges in town11
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

338 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LevellandTXUvaldeTX
Levelland ↔ Uvalde338 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.

LevellandUvalde
People
Population 12,466Lowest 15,417Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% -3.4%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.1±1.1Highest about the TX average 34.3±2.8Lowest 4% below TX
Levelland and Uvalde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±2.5Lowest TX: 25% 27.2%±2.9Highest TX: 25%
Uvalde and Levelland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±1.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 17.2%±2.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Uvalde 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% 16.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.7%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.9%±2.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Uvalde and Levelland 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 $51,141±$6kLowest 35% below TX
Levelland and Uvalde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $140,400±$13kHighest 51% below TX $136,800±$29kLowest 52% below TX
Levelland and Uvalde 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 $994±$144Highest 29% below TX
Uvalde and Levelland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,123Lowest 50% below TX $2,334Highest 45% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.8%±10.5Highest TX: 51.7% 38.4%±11.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Levelland and Uvalde 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% 23.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 67.4%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 16 yrs older than TX 1978Highest 14 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 20% below TX 19 minLowest 30% below TX
Work from home 4.3%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.2%±3.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Uvalde 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%Lowest 37.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.80Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (23%)San Antonio (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UvaldeFew work in Levelland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.7 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.6Lowest 76.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #266 of 583 in TX#540 of 583 in TX
School district LEVELLAND ISDUVALDE CISD
High school in town Levelland H SUvalde H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.2Lowest 14.5Highest
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.

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