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Seagraves vs Olney

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

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Seagraves, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 2,691 people
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Olney, TXHomes around $120KTexas · 3,015 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.

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 →
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 →
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
–SeagravesNot graded A−OlneySafer than 78% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+SeagravesBetter than 39% of districts in the state A−OlneyBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
C−SeagravesHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns COlneyHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns
6Seagraves
12Olney

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

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

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Seagraves’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.

Seagraves$880/mo
Typical home $129K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $654/mo · Housing →
Olney$790/mo
Typical home $120K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $439/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
SeagravesOlney
Snow a year5″1″
January low28°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)219d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th35th
Outdoors & history
SeagravesOlney
Trails11 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%2.5%
Settled—1909
Famous people born here—11
Community
SeagravesOlney
Library hours a week38 hrs42 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

SeagravesTXOlneyTX
Seagraves ↔ Olney222 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.

SeagravesOlney
People
Population 2,691Lowest 3,015Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% -8.5%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.3±8.2 about the TX average 35.3±8.5 about the TX average
Kids under 18 39.8%±6.7Highest TX: 25% 25.6%±6.7Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 11.7%±4.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 15.7%±3.9Highest 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+ 13.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±3.5Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±0.7Lowest 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 $46,433±$16kHighest 41% below TX $36,250±$10kLowest 54% 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 $68,400±$27kLowest 76% below TX $95,100±$24kHighest 66% 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 $654±$420Highest 53% below TX $439±$252Lowest 69% 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 $1,263Lowest 70% below TX $1,607Highest 62% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.4%±17.8Highest TX: 51.7% 26.2%±16Lowest 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 18.8%Lowest TX: 13.8% 26.4%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60%Lowest TX: 62.6% 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 23 yrs older than TX 1965Lowest 27 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minHighest 50% below TX 13 minLowest 52% below TX
Work from home 2.2%±3Lowest TX: 14.4% 3.4%±2.6Highest 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 13.9%Lowest 32.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 0.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Seminole (9%)Graham (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OlneyFew work in Seagraves
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.8 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 7.2 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 110Highest 107Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #499 of 583 in TX#124 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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