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Quanah vs Lockney

98 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Quanah) and work from home (+10 pts in Quanah).

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Quanah, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 2,109 people
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Lockney, TXHomes around $107KTexas · 1,752 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.

QuanahOne of the healthiest towns
Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 70%of TX districts HistorySettled in 18842 places on the National Register All about Quanah →
LockneyHomes around $107K
Housing$107K typical home64% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 20%of TX districts Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lockney →
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.

Trails3×
Quanah has more miles of trail
Quanah 1.2 miLockney 0.4 mi
Work from home+10 pts
More people work from home in Quanah
Quanah 10%Lockney 0%
Work in town+11.5 pts
More of Quanah’s workers stay in town
Quanah 29.9%Lockney 18.4%
Growth since 2010+5 pts
Quanah has grown faster since 2010
Quanah -13.7%Lockney -18.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Lockney

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.

Quanah$450/mo
Typical home $71K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $666/mo · Housing →
Lockney$650/mo
Typical home $107K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Lockney and Quanah.

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+QuanahBetter than 70% of districts in the state C−LockneyBetter than 20% of districts in the state
Health
C−QuanahHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns C−LockneyHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns
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
QuanahLockney
Snow a year2″4″
January low27°F25°F
July high97°F92°F
Growing season (days)210d208d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th68th
Outdoors & history
QuanahLockney
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled1884—
National Register places2—
Archive photos12—
Community
QuanahLockney
Library hours a week20 hrs20 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

98 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

QuanahTXLockneyTX
Quanah ↔ Lockney98 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.

QuanahLockney
People
Population 2,109Highest 1,752Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.7%Highest TX: +15.9% -18.7%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 47.3±5.3Highest 33% above TX 45.6±11.3Lowest 28% above TX
Quanah and Lockney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.8%±5.4Highest TX: 25% 17.1%±6.9Lowest TX: 25%
Quanah and Lockney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.6%±3.7Highest TX: 13.4% 23.2%±5.7Lowest TX: 13.4%
Quanah and Lockney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 11.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±3.4Highest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±3.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Quanah and Lockney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,161±$10kLowest 35% below TX $54,698±$15kHighest 30% below TX
Lockney and Quanah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $71,100±$21kLowest 75% below TX $82,600±$24kHighest 71% below TX
Lockney and Quanah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $666±$59Lowest 53% below TX $718±$128Highest 49% below TX
Lockney and Quanah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $878Highest 79% below TX $797Lowest 81% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±16.8Highest TX: 51.7% 20.2%±34.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Quanah and Lockney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 17.7%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 80.4%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 32 yrs older than TX 1959Lowest 33 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 51% below TX 14 minHighest 48% below TX
Work from home 10%±6.7Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 29.9%Highest 18.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 43.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.66Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Vernon (12%)Plainview (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LockneyFew work in Quanah
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 109Lowest 112Highest
Schools
School district QUANAH ISDLOCKNEY ISD
High school in town Quanah H SLockney H S
Students per teacherat that high school 6.1Lowest 8.3Highest
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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