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Olney vs Seagraves

222 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (36× in Seagraves) and kids under 18 (+14.2 pts in Seagraves).

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Olney, TXHomes around $120KTexas · 3,015 people
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Seagraves, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 2,691 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 →
SeagravesAn outdoors town
Outdoors#2 most trails in TX11 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Housing$129K typical home57% below the TX typical home Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Seagraves →
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.

Trails36×
Seagraves has more miles of trail
Seagraves 10.8 miOlney 0.3 mi
Kids under 18+14.2 pts
Seagraves has more kids
Seagraves 39.8%Olney 25.6%
Work in town+18.3 pts
More of Olney’s workers stay in town
Olney 32.2%Seagraves 13.9%
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Olney
Olney $1,607Seagraves $1,263
★ What stands out · Report cards

Olney places higher on 12 of 18 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 –SeagravesNot graded
Schools
A−OlneyBetter than 83% of districts in the state C+SeagravesBetter than 39% of districts in the state
Health
COlneyHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns C−SeagravesHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
12Olney
6Seagraves

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #124#499 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#69 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #261#536 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #319#506 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #381#217 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #117#50 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #363#427 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #378#433

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 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.

Olney$790/mo
Typical home $120K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $439/mo · Housing →
Seagraves$880/mo
Typical home $129K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $654/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Seagraves 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
OlneySeagraves
Snow a year1″5″
January low—28°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—219d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th37th
Outdoors & history
OlneySeagraves
Trails0 mi11 mi
Conserved land2.5%0%
Settled1909—
Famous people born here11—
Community
OlneySeagraves
Library hours a week42 hrs38 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

222 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OlneyTXSeagravesTX
Olney ↔ Seagraves222 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.

OlneySeagraves
People
Population 3,015Highest 2,691Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.5%Highest TX: +15.9% -10.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.3±8.5 about the TX average 35.3±8.2 about the TX average
Kids under 18 25.6%±6.7Lowest TX: 25% 39.8%±6.7Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 15.7%±3.9Highest TX: 13.4% 11.7%±4.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Olney and Seagraves 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% 13.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±0.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 3.5%±3.5Highest TX: 6.2%
Seagraves and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,250±$10kLowest 54% below TX $46,433±$16kHighest 41% below TX
Seagraves 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 $68,400±$27kLowest 76% below TX
Olney and Seagraves 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 $654±$420Highest 53% below TX
Seagraves 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 $1,263Lowest 70% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.2%±16Lowest TX: 51.7% 38.4%±17.8Highest TX: 51.7%
Seagraves and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 18.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 60%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 27 yrs older than TX 1969Highest 23 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 52% below TX 13 minHighest 50% below TX
Work from home 3.4%±2.6Highest TX: 14.4% 2.2%±3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Olney and Seagraves are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 32.2%Highest 13.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 35.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Graham (5%)Seminole (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SeagravesFew work in Olney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 7.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Lowest 110Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #124 of 583 in TX#499 of 583 in TX
School district OLNEY ISD—
High school in town Olney H S—
Students per teacherat that high school 6.7 —
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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