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Slaton vs Muleshoe

82 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+16.9 pts in Muleshoe) and trails (2× in Muleshoe).

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Slaton, TXHomes around $146KTexas · 5,761 people
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Muleshoe, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 5,667 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.

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 →
MuleshoeKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 52%of TX districts Housing$148K typical home51% below the TX typical home Outdoors#110 most conserved land in TX1.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Muleshoe →
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.

Work in town+16.9 pts
More of Muleshoe’s workers stay in town
Muleshoe 29.8%Slaton 12.9%
Trails2×
Muleshoe has more miles of trail
Muleshoe 1.8 miSlaton 0.9 mi
Jobs per worker+77%
Muleshoe is more of a job hub
Muleshoe 0.69Slaton 0.39
Growth since 2010+4.3 pts
Muleshoe has grown faster since 2010
Muleshoe 0%Slaton -4.3%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Muleshoe places higher on 15 of 23 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−MuleshoeSafer than 81% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+SlatonBetter than 40% of districts in the state B−MuleshoeBetter than 52% of districts in the state
Health
DSlatonHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns CMuleshoeHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns
7Slaton
15Muleshoe

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 470 towns #386#35 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #177#46 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #479#110 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #533#217 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #179#95 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #565#384 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #455#307 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #470#319

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.

Slaton$960/mo
Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →
Muleshoe$960/mo
Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
SlatonMuleshoe
Snow a year5″8″
January low—20°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th43rd
Outdoors & history
SlatonMuleshoe
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.6%6.6%
Settled19111913
Community
SlatonMuleshoe
Library hours a week38 hrs44 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

82 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SlatonTXMuleshoeTX
Slaton ↔ Muleshoe82 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.

SlatonMuleshoe
People
Population 5,761Highest 5,667Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% 0%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.9±8.2Highest about the TX average 33.1±4Lowest 7% below TX
Slaton and Muleshoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.9%±5.8Highest TX: 25% 25.9%±3.7Lowest TX: 25%
Slaton and Muleshoe 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% 19.6%±4.8Highest TX: 13.4%
Muleshoe 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%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2% 0.7%±0.8Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,676±$5kLowest 28% below TX $69,097±$18kHighest 12% below TX
Muleshoe 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 $98,600±$18kHighest 65% below TX
Muleshoe and Slaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $994±$136Highest 29% below TX $938±$82Lowest 33% below TX
Slaton and Muleshoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,398Lowest 67% below TX $1,448Highest 66% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.7%±20.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 45.9%±12.2Highest TX: 51.7%
Muleshoe and Slaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 10.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.2%Lowest TX: 62.6% 79.8%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 minHighest 22% below TX 19 minLowest 27% below TX
Work from home 5%±3.8Highest TX: 14.4% 3.5%±2.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Slaton and Muleshoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.9%Lowest 29.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lubbock (52%)Lubbock (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MuleshoeFew work in Slaton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 6.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.4Highest 80.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #455 of 583 in TX#307 of 583 in TX
School district SLATON ISDMULESHOE ISD
High school in town Slaton H SMuleshoe H S
Students per teacherat that high school 10.7Highest 9.7Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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T Weaver · 3d

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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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