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Slaton vs Kermit

138 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+79% in Kermit) and growth since 2010 (+14.1 pts in Kermit).

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Slaton, TXHomes around $146KTexas · 5,761 people

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Kermit, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 5,689 people

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.

SlatonHomes around $146K

Housing$146K typical home51% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 40%of TX districts

Outdoors#145 most walkable in TX0.9 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Slaton →

KermitAn outdoors town

Outdoors#10 most walkable in TX1.7 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 46%of TX districts Housing$147K typical home51% below the TX typical home All about Kermit →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+79%

Homes cost more in Kermit

Kermit $151,600Slaton $84,600

Growth since 2010+14.1 pts

Kermit has grown faster since 2010

Kermit +9.8%Slaton -4.3%

Average commute10 min

Slaton has the shorter commute

Kermit 31 minSlaton 21 min

Kermit has more miles of trail

Kermit 1.7 miSlaton 0.9 mi

Street grid+67%

Kermit has the more walkable street grid

Kermit 150Slaton 89.4

Property tax bill+21%

Tax bills are bigger in Slaton

Slaton $1,398Kermit $1,156

★ What stands out · Report cards

Kermit places higher on 12 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

C−SlatonSafer than 20% of U.S. towns A−KermitSafer than 75% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+SlatonBetter than 40% of districts in the state B−KermitBetter than 46% of districts in the state

Health

DSlatonHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns C−KermitHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns

7Slaton

12Kermit

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

SafestSafety · 470 towns #386#68 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #170#509 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #479#208 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #536#295 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #470#236 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #533#309 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #448#607 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #565#404

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

Down paymentRate%

Slaton$960/mo

Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →

Kermit$860/mo

Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,071/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Slaton and Kermit.

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

SlatonKermit

Snow a year5″2″

January low—27°F

July high—96°F

Growing season (days)—215d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 5th

Outdoors & history

SlatonKermit

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.6%3.2%

Settled1911 1938

Community

SlatonKermit

Library hours a week38 hrs 43 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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

138 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SlatonTX KermitTX

Slaton ↔ Kermit138 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

SlatonKermit

People

Population 5,761Highest 5,689Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +9.8%Highest TX: +15.9%

Median age 35.9±8.2Highest about the TX average 35.3±3.1Lowest about the TX average

Slaton and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.9%±5.8Lowest TX: 25% 28.1%±3.7Highest TX: 25%

Kermit and Slaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.1%±3.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.3%±2.5Highest TX: 13.4%

Kermit and Slaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 8%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±2.2Lowest TX: 6.2%

Slaton and Kermit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,676±$5kLowest 28% below TX $81,170±$22kHighest 3% above TX

Kermit and Slaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $84,600±$7kLowest 70% below TX $151,600±$34kHighest 47% below TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly $994±$136Lowest 29% below TX $1,071±$76Highest 24% below TX

Kermit and Slaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,398Highest 67% below TX $1,156Lowest 73% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.7%±20.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 44.1%±34.7Highest TX: 51.7%

Kermit and Slaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 15.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 16.9%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 84.5%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 29 yrs older than TX 1968Highest 24 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 22% below TX 31 minHighest 16% above TX

Work from home 5%±3.8Highest TX: 14.4% 0.4%±0.5Lowest TX: 14.4%

Work in townworking residents 12.9%Lowest 23.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 41.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (52%)Midland (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KermitFew work in Slaton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 3.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 1.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.4Lowest 150Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #455 of 583 in TX #410 of 583 in TX

School district SLATON ISDKERMIT ISD

High school in town Slaton H SKermit H S

Students per teacherat that high school 10.7Lowest 13.7Highest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Slaton neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 3d

Life in Slaton

1 neighbor in Slaton can answer.

Kermit neighborsTown Square →

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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.