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Plainview vs Palestine

390 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+47% in Palestine) and rent (+25% in Palestine).

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Plainview, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 19,711 people
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Palestine, TXA history townTexas · 19,136 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.

PlainviewKnown for its schools
Schools#78 for schools in TXof 583 towns Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$121K typical home60% below the TX typical home All about Plainview →
PalestineA history town
HistorySettled in 184617 places on the National Register Outdoors#96 most conserved land in TX2.8 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 52%of TX districts All about Palestine →
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.

Home values+47%
Homes cost more in Palestine
Palestine $166,000Plainview $113,000
Rent+25%
Rent runs higher in Palestine
Palestine $1,062Plainview $851
Growth since 2010+8.1 pts
Palestine has grown faster since 2010
Palestine -0.9%Plainview -9%
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Palestine
Palestine $1,977Plainview $1,609
Trails+61%
Plainview has more miles of trail
Plainview 4.5 miPalestine 2.8 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Palestine

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.

Plainview$780/mo
Typical home $121K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $851/mo · Housing →
Palestine$1,260/mo
Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,062/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Palestine and Plainview.

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

Plainview places higher on 12 of 22 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
C−PlainviewSafer than 20% of U.S. towns C−PalestineSafer than 24% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−PlainviewBetter than 54% of districts in the state B−PalestineBetter than 52% of districts in the state
Health
DPlainviewHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DPalestineHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns
12Plainview
10Palestine

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #24#545 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #512#245 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #78#332 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #431#179 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #536#344 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #254#355 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #86#240 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#383

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

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
PlainviewPalestine
Snow a year8″0″
January low26°F35°F
July high92°F94°F
Growing season (days)209d234d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd10th
Outdoors & history
PlainviewPalestine
Trails5 mi3 mi
Conserved land5.2%7.2%
Settled—1846
National Register places117
Community
PlainviewPalestine
Library hours a week52 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

390 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PlainviewTXPalestineTX
Plainview ↔ Palestine390 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.

PlainviewPalestine
People
Population 19,711Highest 19,136Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9%Lowest TX: +15.9% -0.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.7±1.7Lowest 8% below TX 35.7±1.8Highest about the TX average
Palestine and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.5%±2.5Highest TX: 25% 24.7%±2.7Lowest TX: 25%
Plainview and Palestine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±1.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 15.2%±1.9Highest TX: 13.4%
Palestine and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 16.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 2.8%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,768±$3kLowest 43% below TX $44,981±$9kHighest 43% below TX
Palestine and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,000±$12kLowest 60% below TX $166,000±$15kHighest 42% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $851±$53Lowest 39% below TX $1,062±$106Highest 24% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,609Lowest 62% below TX $1,977Highest 53% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48%±8.3Lowest TX: 51.7% 57.9%±14.6Highest TX: 51.7%
Palestine and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24%Highest TX: 13.8% 17.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.6%Lowest TX: 62.6% 54.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than TX 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 30% below TX 21 minHighest 22% below TX
Work from home 2.9%±1.7Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.4%±2.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Palestine and Plainview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 40.2%Highest 33.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 mi 40.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (16%)Tyler (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PalestineFew work in Plainview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Lowest 7.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 2.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 11Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.2Highest 56.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #78 of 583 in TX#332 of 583 in TX
School district ABERNATHY ISD · ANTON ISDELKHART ISD · PALESTINE ISD
High school in town Plainview H SPalestine H S
Students per teacherat that high school 12.5 12.5
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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