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%

Snyder$910/mo

Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $1,033/mo · Housing →

Lamesa$710/mo

Typical home $108K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $813/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Snyder and Lamesa.

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

Snyder places higher on 10 of 21 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

DSnyderSafer than 12% of U.S. towns CLamesaSafer than 31% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−SnyderBetter than 53% of districts in the state CLamesaBetter than 30% of districts in the state

Health

CSnyderHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns DLamesaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns

10Snyder

9Lamesa

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #217#533 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #77#321 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #332#567 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #350#580 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #339#534 SafestSafety · 470 towns #435#308 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #430#588 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #216#65

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

SnyderLamesa

Snow a year2″3″

January low29°F 26°F

July high96°F 94°F

Growing season (days)227d 212d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 43rd

Outdoors & history

SnyderLamesa

Trails2 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.9%4.2%

Settled—1903

Community

SnyderLamesa

Library hours a week46 hrs 41 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SnyderTX LamesaTX

Snyder ↔ Lamesa61 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

SnyderLamesa

People

Population 11,241Highest 8,393Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.1%Highest TX: +15.9% -7.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 32.4±2Lowest 9% below TX 34.2±1.6Highest 4% below TX

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

Kids under 18 28.5%±3.6Highest TX: 25% 27.7%±3.2Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 15.9%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 16%±2.4Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 2.3%±1Lowest TX: 6.2%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,902±$6kHighest 26% below TX $49,007±$10kLowest 38% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $104,000±$22kHighest 63% below TX $95,000±$11kLowest 67% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,033±$209Highest 26% below TX $813±$313Lowest 42% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,272Lowest 70% below TX $1,551Highest 63% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.5%±12.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 50.8%±14.8Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 12.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 22.7%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 69.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 26 yrs older than TX 1963Lowest 29 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 32% below TX 25 minHighest 7% below TX

Work from home 3.5%±2.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 3.7%±2.2Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 36.8%Highest 33.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 43.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Highest 0.70Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Abilene (4%)Midland (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LamesaFew work in Snyder

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 4.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Lowest 126Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #339 of 583 in TX #534 of 583 in TX

School district SNYDER ISD—

High school in town Snyder H S—

Students per teacherat that high school 13.5 —

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.

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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.

Snyder vs Lamesa

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Snyder

Snyder places higher on 10 of 21 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

61 miles apart

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