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%

Muleshoe$960/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →

Teague$1,320/mo

Typical home $213K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $637/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Teague and Muleshoe.

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

Muleshoe 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

A−MuleshoeSafer than 81% of U.S. towns C+TeagueSafer than 43% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−MuleshoeBetter than 52% of districts in the state B+TeagueBetter than 70% of districts in the state

Health

CMuleshoeHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns DTeagueHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns

14Muleshoe

6Teague

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

Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #217#581 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#476 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #110#389 SafestSafety · 470 towns #35#236 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #307#100 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #545#344 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #113#301 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #384#569

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

MuleshoeTeague

Snow a year8″0″

January low20°F 36°F

July high92°F 94°F

Growing season (days)180d 243d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 9th

Outdoors & history

MuleshoeTeague

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land6.6%—

Settled1913 —

National Register places—1

Community

MuleshoeTeague

Library hours a week44 hrs 43 hrs

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

415 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MuleshoeTX TeagueTX

Muleshoe ↔ Teague415 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

MuleshoeTeague

People

Population 5,667Highest 3,476Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census 0%Highest TX: +15.9% -4.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 33.1±4Highest 7% below TX 32.6±3.7Lowest 8% below TX

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

Kids under 18 25.9%±3.7Lowest TX: 25% 30.9%±6.3Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 19.6%±4.8Highest TX: 13.4% 15.2%±4.4Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.5%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.3%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $69,097±$18kHighest 12% below TX $61,433±$11kLowest 22% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $98,600±$18kLowest 65% below TX $119,900±$34kHighest 58% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $938±$82Highest 33% below TX $637±$260Lowest 55% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,448Highest 66% below TX $1,401Lowest 67% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.9%±12.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 48.2%±25.4Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 10.6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 13.3%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.8% TX: 62.6% 79.8% TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than TX 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 27% below TX 24 minHighest 9% below TX

Work from home 3.5%±2.9Highest TX: 14.4% 3.2%±2.8Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 29.8%Highest 5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 54.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.23Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (8%)Fairfield (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TeagueFew work in Muleshoe

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.6%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.2Highest 62.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #307 of 583 in TX #100 of 583 in TX

School district MULESHOE ISDTEAGUE ISD

High school in town Muleshoe H STeague H S

Students per teacherat that high school 9.7Lowest 10.2Highest

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.

Muleshoe vs Teague

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Teague

Muleshoe places higher on 14 of 21 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

415 miles apart

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