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Olney vs Hearne

213 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+62% in Olney) and growth since 2010 (+10.4 pts in Hearne).

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Olney, TXHomes around $120KTexas · 3,015 people
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Hearne, TXHomes around $175KTexas · 4,555 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.

OlneyHomes around $120K
Housing$120K typical home60% below the TX typical home Outdoors#73 most walkable in TX0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Schools#124 for schools in TXof 583 towns All about Olney →
HearneHomes around $175K
Housing$175K typical home42% below the TX typical home Outdoors#147 most walkable in TX0.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Hearne →
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.

Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Olney
Olney $1,607Hearne $993
Growth since 2010+10.4 pts
Hearne has grown faster since 2010
Hearne +1.9%Olney -8.5%
Work in town+14.6 pts
More of Olney’s workers stay in town
Olney 32.2%Hearne 17.6%
Trails+67%
Hearne has more miles of trail
Hearne 0.5 miOlney 0.3 mi
Average commute5 min
Olney has the shorter commute
Hearne 18 minOlney 13 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Olney places higher on 11 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
A−OlneySafer than 78% of U.S. towns B−HearneSafer than 53% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−OlneyBetter than 83% of districts in the state DHearneBetter than 10% of districts in the state
Health
COlneyHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns D−HearneHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns
11Olney
9Hearne

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

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #124#579 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #319#595 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #378#639 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #381#626 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #363#601 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #261#488 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#256 SafestSafety · 470 towns #47#184

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Olney’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Hearne

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.

Olney$790/mo
Typical home $120K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $439/mo · Housing →
Hearne$1,090/mo
Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $641/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Hearne and Olney.

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.

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
OlneyHearne
Snow a year1″1″
January low—39°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—277d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th33rd
Outdoors & history
OlneyHearne
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.5%3.8%
Settled1909—
National Register places—1
Famous people born here11—
Community
OlneyHearne
Library hours a week42 hrs37 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

213 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OlneyTXHearneTX
Olney ↔ Hearne213 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.

OlneyHearne
People
Population 3,015Lowest 4,555Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +1.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.3±8.5Lowest about the TX average 37.1±8.1Highest 4% above TX
Hearne and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±6.7Highest TX: 25% 23.5%±5Lowest TX: 25%
Olney and Hearne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.7%±3.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 17.6%±4Highest TX: 13.4%
Hearne and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 12.5%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±0.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 3%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,250±$10kLowest 54% below TX $37,372±$7kHighest 52% below TX
Hearne and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,100±$24kHighest 66% below TX $83,200±$15kLowest 71% below TX
Olney and Hearne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $439±$252Lowest 69% below TX $641±$134Highest 54% below TX
Hearne and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,607Highest 62% below TX $993Lowest 77% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.2%±16Lowest TX: 51.7% 62.7%±14.3Highest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 26.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 27.3%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 60.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 27 yrs older than TX 1970Highest 22 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 52% below TX 18 minHighest 33% below TX
Work from home 3.4%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 4%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Hearne and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 32.2%Highest 17.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.78Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Graham (5%)Bryan (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HearneFew work in Olney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 89.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #124 of 583 in TX#579 of 583 in TX
School district OLNEY ISDHEARNE ISD
High school in town Olney H SHearne JH/HS
Students per teacherat that high school 6.7Lowest 7.6Highest
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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