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Taft vs Floydada

476 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Taft) and work in town (+24 pts in Floydada).

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Taft, TXHomes around $160KTexas · 2,871 people
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Floydada, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 2,588 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.

TaftHomes around $160K
Housing$160K typical home46% below the TX typical home Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#170 most conserved land in TX0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Taft →
FloydadaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#35 most walkable in TX0.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$82K typical home73% below the TX typical home Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Floydada →
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.

Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Taft
Taft $2,121Floydada $1,084
Work in town+24 pts
More of Floydada’s workers stay in town
Floydada 34.3%Taft 10.3%
Average commute9 min
Floydada has the shorter commute
Taft 27 minFloydada 18 min
Street grid+59%
Floydada has the more walkable street grid
Floydada 128Taft 80.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Taft

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.

Taft$1,070/mo
Typical home $160K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.71% · or rent about $1,179/mo · Housing →
Floydada$510/mo
Typical home $82K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $664/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Taft and Floydada.

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

Floydada 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
BTaftSafer than 63% of U.S. towns C+FloydadaSafer than 38% of U.S. towns
Schools
CTaftBetter than 30% of districts in the state AFloydadaBetter than 88% of districts in the state
Health
DTaftHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns DFloydadaHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
7Taft
12Floydada

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

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #183#535 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #498#195 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #389#75 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #304#20 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #282#508 SafestSafety · 470 towns #120#265 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #188#23 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #196#35

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Taft’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
TaftFloydada
Snow a year0″4″
January low45°F25°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)324d208d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th52nd
Outdoors & history
TaftFloydada
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land4.4%2.6%
Settled—1890
National Register places2—
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—7
Community
TaftFloydada
Library hours a week43 hrs33 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

476 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TaftTXFloydadaTX
Taft ↔ Floydada476 miles apart
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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.

TaftFloydada
People
Population 2,871Highest 2,588Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.1%Highest TX: +15.9% -11.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 30.9±7Lowest 13% below TX 32.7±2.1Highest 8% below TX
Floydada and Taft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.8%±8.6Highest TX: 25% 32%±6.2Lowest TX: 25%
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.9%±3.2Lowest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±3.4Highest TX: 13.4%
Floydada and Taft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Lowest TX: 33.8% 17.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.4Highest TX: 6.2% 1.7%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2%
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,032±$22kHighest 7% below TX $52,826±$13kLowest 33% below TX
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $124,200±$49kHighest 56% below TX $89,700±$15kLowest 68% below TX
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,179±$442Highest 16% below TX $664±$230Lowest 53% below TX
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,121Highest 50% below TX $1,084Lowest 74% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.8%±14.1Highest TX: 51.7% 37%±21.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Taft and Floydada are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 20.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69%Highest TX: 62.6% 68.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 28 yrs older than TX 1965Highest 27 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 18 minLowest 33% below TX
Work from home 0%±1.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 1.2%±1.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Floydada and Taft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.3%Lowest 34.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (29%)Lubbock (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FloydadaFew work in Taft
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.6Lowest 128Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #498 of 583 in TX#195 of 583 in TX
School district ERATH EXCELS ACADEMY INC · TAFT ISDFLOYDADA COLLEGIATE ISD · PETERSBURG ISD
High school in town Taft H SFloydada Collegiate H S
Students per teacherat that high school 10.6Highest 9.2Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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