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%

Mullin$520/mo

Typical home $88K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Smyer$910/mo

Typical home $144K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $1,292/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Smyer and Mullin.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools

DMullinBetter than 8% of districts in the state A−SmyerBetter than 81% of districts in the state

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

MullinSmyer

Snow a year0″7″

January low33°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)234d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 60th

Community

MullinSmyer

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

247 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MullinTX SmyerTX

Mullin ↔ Smyer247 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

MullinSmyer

People

Population 220Lowest 291Highest

Median age 41±23.5Highest 15% above TX 39.8±9Lowest 12% above TX

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

Kids under 18 15.9%±7.4Lowest TX: 25% 23%±10.1Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 23.6%±16.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 24.4%±9.7Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 3.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.6 TX: 6.2% 0%±7.3 TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,981±$8kHighest 39% below TX $45,625±$19kLowest 42% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $88,100±$15kHighest 69% below TX $67,900±$26kLowest 76% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$457Lowest 45% below TX $1,292±$803Highest 8% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $688Lowest 84% below TX $918Highest 78% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 80%±100Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 12.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 7.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 89.3%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 44 yrs older than TX 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 26 minLowest about the TX average

Work from home 2.4%±2.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.2%±10.3Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 86.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.64Highest 0.38Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Goldthwaite (16%)Lubbock (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SmyerFew work in Mullin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 68.5Highest 40.3Lowest

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.

Mullin vs Smyer

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Smyer

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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