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Olney vs Tulia

191 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (7 min in Olney) and trails (+67% in Tulia).

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Olney, TXHomes around $120KTexas · 3,015 people
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Tulia, TXHomes around $99KTexas · 4,422 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 →
TuliaHomes around $99K
Housing$99K typical home67% below the TX typical home Outdoors#149 most walkable in TX0.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Tulia →
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 commute7 min
Olney has the shorter commute
Tulia 20 minOlney 13 min
Trails+67%
Tulia has more miles of trail
Tulia 0.5 miOlney 0.3 mi
★ What stands out · Report cards

Olney places higher on 15 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 CTuliaSafer than 28% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−OlneyBetter than 83% of districts in the state CTuliaBetter than 26% of districts in the state
Health
COlneyHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns DTuliaHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
15Olney
5Tulia

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

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #124#538 SafestSafety · 470 towns #47#330 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#148 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #261#510 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #319#529 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #378#559 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #381#533 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #588#442

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 →
Tulia$680/mo
Typical home $99K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.95% · or rent about $771/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Olney and Tulia.

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
OlneyTulia
Snow a year1″11″
January low—23°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th40th
Outdoors & history
OlneyTulia
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.5%1.6%
Settled1909—
Famous people born here11—
Community
OlneyTulia
Library hours a week42 hrs41 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

191 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OlneyTXTuliaTX
Olney ↔ Tulia191 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.

OlneyTulia
People
Population 3,015Lowest 4,422Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.5%Highest TX: +15.9% -9.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.3±8.5Lowest about the TX average 36.1±2.7Highest about the TX average
Tulia 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%±5.4Lowest TX: 25%
Olney and Tulia 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% 16.7%±3.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Tulia 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%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±0.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.9%±3.7Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,250±$10kHighest 54% below TX $32,288±$12kLowest 59% below TX
Olney and Tulia 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 $81,100±$12kLowest 71% below TX
Olney and Tulia 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 $771±$86Highest 45% below TX
Tulia 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 $1,581Lowest 63% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.2%±16Lowest TX: 51.7% 49.3%±13.7Highest TX: 51.7%
Tulia and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 31.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 56.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 27 yrs older than TX 1959Lowest 33 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 52% below TX 20 minHighest 24% below TX
Work from home 3.4%±2.6Highest TX: 14.4% 0.5%±1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Olney and Tulia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 32.2%Lowest 33.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.79Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Graham (5%)Amarillo (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TuliaFew work in Olney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 88.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #124 of 583 in TX#538 of 583 in TX
School district OLNEY ISDTULIA ISD
High school in town Olney H STulia H S
Students per teacherat that high school 6.7Lowest 9.1Highest
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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