A town of 3,278. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
The 3 things Abernathy does most differently from other towns.
Where Abernathy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The public schools Abernathy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy El | PK–5 | 400 | A− |
| Abernathy Middle | 6–8 | 171 | B+ |
| Abernathy H S | 9–12 | 237 | B |
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Abernathy Park | — | 1 |
Abernathy beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Abernathy | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.6% | 84.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 6.1% |
Most working residents leave Abernathy for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (45%), Amarillo (4%) and Plainview (2%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Abernathy reports less crime per resident than 91% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
The typical Abernathy home is worth about $184,000, up 6.2% in a year, 39% below the Texas typical home.
Abernathy has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
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City in Texas, United States
Abernathy is a city in Hale and Lubbock Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Abernathy had a population of 2,865. The Hale County portion of Abernathy is part of the Plainview micropolitan statistical area, while the Lubbock County portion is part of the Lubbock metropolitan area.
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