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Tulia vs Olney

191 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (7 min in Olney) and trails (+67% in Tulia).

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Tulia, TXHomes around $99KTexas · 4,422 people
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Olney, TXHomes around $120KTexas · 3,015 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.

TuliaHomes around $99K
Housing$99K typical home67% below the TX typical home Outdoors#149 most walkable in TX0.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Tulia →
OlneyHomes around $120K
Housing$120K typical home60% below the TX typical home Outdoors#73 most walkable in TX0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Schools#124 for schools in TXof 583 towns All about Olney →
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.

Average commute7 min
Olney has the shorter commute
Tulia 20 minOlney 13 min
Trails+67%
Tulia has more miles of trail
Tulia 0.5 miOlney 0.3 mi
★ What stands out · Report cards

Olney places higher on 15 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
CTuliaSafer than 28% of U.S. towns A−OlneySafer than 78% of U.S. towns
Schools
CTuliaBetter than 26% of districts in the state A−OlneyBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
DTuliaHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns COlneyHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns
5Tulia
15Olney

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

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #538#124 SafestSafety · 470 towns #330#47 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#476 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #510#261 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #529#319 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #559#378 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #533#381 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #442#588

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

Tulia$680/mo
Typical home $99K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.95% · or rent about $771/mo · Housing →
Olney$790/mo
Typical home $120K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $439/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Olney 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.

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
TuliaOlney
Snow a year11″1″
January low23°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)189d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th35th
Outdoors & history
TuliaOlney
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.6%2.5%
Settled—1909
Famous people born here—11
Community
TuliaOlney
Library hours a week41 hrs42 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

191 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TuliaTXOlneyTX
Tulia ↔ Olney191 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.

TuliaOlney
People
Population 4,422Highest 3,015Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% -8.5%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.1±2.7Highest about the TX average 35.3±8.5Lowest about the TX average
Tulia and Olney 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% 25.6%±6.7Highest TX: 25%
Olney 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% 15.7%±3.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Tulia and Olney 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% 13.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±3.7Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±0.7Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $32,288±$12kLowest 59% below TX $36,250±$10kHighest 54% below TX
Olney and Tulia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $81,100±$12kLowest 71% below TX $95,100±$24kHighest 66% below TX
Olney and Tulia 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 $439±$252Lowest 69% below TX
Tulia and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,581Lowest 63% below TX $1,607Highest 62% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.3%±13.7Highest TX: 51.7% 26.2%±16Lowest TX: 51.7%
Tulia and Olney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 26.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 63.1%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 33 yrs older than TX 1965Highest 27 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 24% below TX 13 minLowest 52% below TX
Work from home 0.5%±1Lowest TX: 14.4% 3.4%±2.6Highest TX: 14.4%
Olney and Tulia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 33.2%Highest 32.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Lowest 0.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Amarillo (16%)Graham (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OlneyFew work in Tulia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 88.8Lowest 107Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #538 of 583 in TX#124 of 583 in TX
School district TULIA ISDOLNEY ISD
High school in town Tulia H SOlney H S
Students per teacherat that high school 9.1Highest 6.7Lowest
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.

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