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%

Tulia$680/mo

Typical home $99K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.95% · or rent about $771/mo · Housing →

Edcouch$980/mo

Typical home $147K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.71% · or rent about $552/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Edcouch and Tulia.

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

Tulia places higher on 11 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

CTuliaSafer than 28% of U.S. towns B−EdcouchSafer than 46% of U.S. towns

Schools

CTuliaBetter than 26% of districts in the state DEdcouchBetter than 11% of districts in the state

Health

DTuliaHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns DEdcouchHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns

11Tulia

10Edcouch

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

Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #606#332 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #442#258 SafestSafety · 470 towns #330#214 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #468#621 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #341#453 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #495#620 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #510#627 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#431

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

TuliaEdcouch

Snow a year11″0″

January low23°F 49°F

July high91°F 96°F

Growing season (days)189d 355d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 70th

Outdoors & history

TuliaEdcouch

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.6%0.8%

Settled—1927

Community

TuliaEdcouch

Library hours a week41 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

613 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TuliaTX EdcouchTX

Tulia ↔ Edcouch613 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

TuliaEdcouch

People

Population 4,422Highest 2,739Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.9%Highest TX: +15.9% -13.6%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 36.1±2.7Lowest about the TX average 37.4±5.9Highest 5% above TX

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

Kids under 18 23.5%±5.4Lowest TX: 25% 26.6%±9.2Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 16.7%±3.4Highest TX: 13.4% 13.1%±5.4Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 7.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±3.7Highest TX: 6.2% 1.5%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $32,288±$12kHighest 59% below TX $21,843±$20kLowest 72% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $81,100±$12kHighest 71% below TX $58,500±$52kLowest 79% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $771±$86Highest 45% below TX $552±$97Lowest 61% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,581Highest 63% below TX $998Lowest 76% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.3%±13.7Lowest TX: 51.7% 52%±20.4Highest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 31.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 38.3%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 56.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 49.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 33 yrs older than TX 1992Highest same as TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 24% below TX 21 minHighest 23% below TX

Work from home 0.5%±1Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.2%±6.4Highest TX: 14.4%

Work in townworking residents 33.2%Highest 9.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Lowest 1.66Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Amarillo (16%)Edinburg (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdcouchFew work in Tulia

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 88.8Lowest 116Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #538 of 583 in TX #580 of 583 in TX

School district TULIA ISDEDCOUCH-ELSA ISD

High school in town Tulia H SNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 9.1 —

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.

Tulia vs Edcouch

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Edcouch

Tulia places higher on 11 of 21 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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