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Littlefield vs Cotulla

421 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+9.9 pts in Cotulla) and street grid (+87% in Cotulla).

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Littlefield, TXHomes around $107KTexas · 5,822 people
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Cotulla, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,664 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.

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 →
CotullaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#11 most walkable in TX0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$116K typical home61% below the TX typical home Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cotulla →
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.

Growth since 2010+9.9 pts
Cotulla has grown faster since 2010
Cotulla +3.2%Littlefield -6.7%
Street grid+87%
Cotulla has the more walkable street grid
Cotulla 148Littlefield 79.1
Jobs per worker2×
Cotulla is more of a job hub
Cotulla 0.92Littlefield 0.45
Work in town+12.9 pts
More of Cotulla’s workers stay in town
Cotulla 30.9%Littlefield 18%
Typical home built14 yrs
Littlefield’s homes are older
Cotulla 1982Littlefield 1968
★ What stands out · 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.

Littlefield$690/mo
Typical home $107K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.43% · or rent about $1,059/mo · Housing →
Cotulla$740/mo
Typical home $116K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $821/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.

Report cards

Littlefield places higher on 12 of 20 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
B−LittlefieldSafer than 46% of U.S. towns –CotullaNot graded
Schools
B−LittlefieldBetter than 54% of districts in the state C+CotullaBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
DLittlefieldHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns DCotullaHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns
12Littlefield
7Cotulla

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#339 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #348#532 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #205#11 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#69 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #236#70 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #570#407 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #420#557 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #416#311

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Littlefield’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
LittlefieldCotulla
Snow a year7″0″
January low23°F—
July high93°F—
Growing season (days)192d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th47th
Outdoors & history
LittlefieldCotulla
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.5%0.3%
Settled19121882
National Register places—4
Archive photos12—
Community
LittlefieldCotulla
Library hours a week44 hrs28 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

421 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LittlefieldTXCotullaTX
Littlefield ↔ Cotulla421 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.

LittlefieldCotulla
People
Population 5,822Highest 3,664Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.7%Lowest TX: +15.9% +3.2%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.3±3Highest about the TX average 33.6±9.1Lowest 6% below TX
Littlefield and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.5%±4.5Lowest TX: 25% 30.2%±9Highest TX: 25%
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.2%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 15.9%±4.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.7%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.3%±6.8Highest TX: 6.2%
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,636±$8kLowest 23% below TX $70,067±$29kHighest 11% below TX
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,400±$28kLowest 72% below TX $93,100±$43kHighest 67% below TX
Cotulla and Littlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,059±$132Highest 25% below TX $821±$168Lowest 41% below TX
Littlefield and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,137Lowest 73% below TX $1,250Highest 70% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.9%±12.6Highest TX: 51.7% 34%±28.8Lowest TX: 51.7%
Littlefield and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 26.7%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Highest TX: 62.6% 71.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than TX 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 40% below TX 17 minHighest 36% below TX
Work from home 5.7%±2.3Highest TX: 14.4% 2.5%±2.7Lowest TX: 14.4%
Littlefield and Cotulla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 18%Lowest 30.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.3 miLowest 39.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 0.92Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (28%)San Antonio (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CotullaFew work in Littlefield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.1Lowest 148Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #310 of 583 in TX#402 of 583 in TX
School district LITTLEFIELD ISDCOTULLA ISD
High school in town Littlefield H SNone in town
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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