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O'Donnell vs Strawn

196 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (9 min in O'Donnell) and jobs per worker (+75% in Strawn).

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O'Donnell, TXA small town of 533Texas · 533 people
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Strawn, TXHomes around $180KTexas · 525 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.

O'DonnellA small town of 533
Quiet strengthsO'Donnell doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about O'Donnell →
StrawnHomes around $180K
Housing$180K typical home40% below the TX typical home All about Strawn →
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.

Average commute9 min
O'Donnell has the shorter commute
Strawn 26 minO'Donnell 17 min
Jobs per worker+75%
Strawn is more of a job hub
Strawn 0.35O'Donnell 0.20
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $690 more a month in Strawn

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.

O'Donnell$430/mo
Typical home $68K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $646/mo · Housing →
Strawn$1,120/mo
Typical home $180K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $604/mo · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,300 a year, between Strawn and O'Donnell.

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
B−O'DonnellBetter than 48% of districts in the state B−StrawnBetter than 48% 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
O'DonnellStrawn
Snow a year5″2″
January low28°F30°F
July high93°F96°F
Growing season (days)220d222d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th49th
Outdoors & history
O'DonnellStrawn
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1910—
National Register places—1
Community
O'DonnellStrawn
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

196 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

O'DonnellTXStrawnTX
O'Donnell ↔ Strawn196 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.

O'DonnellStrawn
People
Population 533Highest 525Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.3%Highest TX: +15.9% -17.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 46.8±10.7Lowest 31% above TX 47.2±17.5Highest 33% above TX
Strawn and O'Donnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±7.5Lowest TX: 25% 21%±4.9Highest TX: 25%
Strawn and O'Donnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.6%±6.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 29.9%±5.2Highest TX: 13.4%
Strawn and O'Donnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 4.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±3.2Highest TX: 6.2% 1.1%±3.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
O'Donnell and Strawn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,286±$15kHighest 24% below TX $48,350±$4kLowest 38% below TX
O'Donnell and Strawn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $67,600±$25kLowest 76% below TX $86,200±$12kHighest 70% below TX
Strawn and O'Donnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $646±$39Highest 54% below TX $604±$129Lowest 57% below TX
O'Donnell and Strawn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $958Lowest 77% below TX $1,057Highest 75% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 40%±63.3Highest TX: 51.7%
Strawn and O'Donnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 18.8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81%Highest TX: 62.6% 78.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 36 yrs older than TX 1964Highest 28 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 37% below TX 26 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 0%±5.6 TX: 14.4% 0%±6.9 TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 5.4%Lowest 7.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miLowest 41.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (25%)Mineral Wells (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StrawnFew work in O'Donnell
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 121Lowest 121Highest
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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