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Tye vs O'Donnell

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (8.8× in O'Donnell) and jobs per worker (6.3× in Tye).

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Tye, TXHomes around $144KTexas · 936 people

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O'Donnell, TXA small town of 533Texas · 533 people

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.

TyeHomes around $144K

Housing$144K typical home52% below the TX typical home SafetySafer than 64%of U.S. towns we grade All about Tye →

O'DonnellA small town of 533

Quiet strengthsO'Donnell doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about O'Donnell →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid8.8×

O'Donnell has the more walkable street grid

O'Donnell 121Tye 13.8

Jobs per worker6.3×

Tye is more of a job hub

Tye 1.25O'Donnell 0.20

Tye has more miles of trail

Tye 1.2 miO'Donnell 0.3 mi

Rent runs higher in Tye

Tye $940O'Donnell $646

Property tax bill+44%

Tax bills are bigger in O'Donnell

O'Donnell $958Tye $665

Growth since 2010+10 pts

Tye has grown faster since 2010

Tye -5.3%O'Donnell -15.3%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Tye

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%

Tye$880/mo

Typical home $144K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $940/mo · Housing →

O'Donnell$430/mo

Typical home $68K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $646/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Tye and O'Donnell.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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

BTyeSafer than 64% of U.S. towns –O'DonnellNot graded

Schools

–TyeNot graded B−O'DonnellBetter than 48% of districts in the state

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

TyeO'Donnell

Snow a year4″5″

January low34°F 28°F

July high96°F 93°F

Growing season (days)236d 220d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 25th

Outdoors & history

TyeO'Donnell

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled—1910

Community

TyeO'Donnell

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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TyeTX O'DonnellTX

Tye ↔ O'Donnell120 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

TyeO'Donnell

People

Population 936Highest 533Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Highest TX: +15.9% -15.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 43.8±8.3Lowest 23% above TX 46.8±10.7Highest 31% above TX

O'Donnell and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 25% 19.3%±7.5Highest TX: 25%

O'Donnell and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.9%±5.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 29.6%±6.2Highest TX: 13.4%

O'Donnell and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 5.7%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.7%±3.2Highest TX: 6.2%

O'Donnell and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,421±$17kLowest 38% below TX $59,286±$15kHighest 24% below TX

O'Donnell and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $62,600±$7kLowest 78% below TX $67,600±$25kHighest 76% below TX

O'Donnell and Tye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $940±$85Highest 33% below TX $646±$39Lowest 54% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $665Lowest 84% below TX $958Highest 77% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.9%±40.2Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%

Tye and O'Donnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 10.9%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 81%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX 1956Lowest 36 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 20% below TX 17 minLowest 37% below TX

Work from home 1.6%±1.7Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±5.6Lowest TX: 14.4%

Tye and O'Donnell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 5.1%Lowest 5.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 40.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.25Highest 0.20Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Abilene (57%)Lubbock (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in O'DonnellFew work in Tye

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 13.8Lowest 121Highest

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.

Tye neighborsTown Square →

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O'Donnell neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Tye

Abilene128,053 people · $184K homes

Towns like Tye

Zavalla567 people · $74K homes

Rocksprings625 people · $55K homes

McLean799 people · $76K homes

Stinnett1,170 people · $98K homes

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.