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%

Stanton$1,640/mo

Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $977/mo · Housing →

Crane$1,260/mo

Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $872/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Stanton and Crane.

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

Stanton places higher on 13 of 19 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

B−StantonSafer than 49% of U.S. towns A−CraneSafer than 81% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+StantonBetter than 66% of districts in the state B−CraneBetter than 46% of districts in the state

Health

C+StantonHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns C−CraneHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns

13Stanton

5Crane

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #102#479 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #41#339 SafestSafety · 470 towns #196#37 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #252#463 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #323#475 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #303#481 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #217#381 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #350#506

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

StantonCrane

Snow a year2″2″

January low31°F 32°F

July high95°F 95°F

Growing season (days)226d 243d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 9th

Outdoors & history

StantonCrane

Trails3 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%4.1%

Settled—1908

National Register places1 —

Community

StantonCrane

Library hours a week44 hrs 38 hrs

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.

StantonTX CraneTX

Stanton ↔ Crane61 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

StantonCrane

People

Population 2,638Lowest 2,640Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.6%Highest TX: +15.9% +3.7%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 32.9±1Lowest 8% below TX 34.3±5.1Highest 4% below TX

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

Kids under 18 31.9%±7.1Highest TX: 25% 28.3%±7.8Lowest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 8%±4.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 11.9%±4.6Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 14.9%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±3.9Highest TX: 6.2% 2%±2.4Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $92,923±$39kHighest 18% above TX $73,150±$14kLowest 7% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $100,000±$37kLowest 65% below TX $164,900±$78kHighest 42% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $977±$276Highest 30% below TX $872±$195Lowest 38% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,908 55% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.1%±23.7Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±21Lowest TX: 51.7%

Below poverty line 5%Lowest TX: 13.8% 14.7%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 77.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 25 yrs older than TX 1972Highest 20 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 29% below TX 30 minHighest 11% above TX

Work from home 0%±1.3 TX: 14.4% 0%±1.4 TX: 14.4%

Work in townworking residents 11%Lowest 11.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 35.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.26Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Midland (24%)Odessa (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CraneFew work in Stanton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 114Lowest 176Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #253 of 583 in TX #316 of 583 in TX

School district STANTON ISDCRANE ISD

High school in town Stanton H SCrane H S

Students per teacherat that high school 11.9Lowest 13.3Highest

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.

Stanton vs Crane

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Stanton

Stanton places higher on 13 of 19 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

61 miles apart

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