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Texas Technological College Dairy Barn
The Texas Technological College Dairy Barn, located on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas, was constructed from 1926–27 and served as a teaching facility for 40 years. The building was designed by architect W. C.
About Lubbock
City in Texas, United StatesLubbock ( LUB-ək) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 257,141 at the 2020 census (estimated at 273,071 in 2025), Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northwestern part of the state, in the Great Plains region, an area known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado, and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains, lying at the economic center of the Lubbock metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 367,109 in 2024. Lubbock's nickname, "Hub City", derives from it being the economic, educational, and healthcare hu…
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Housing in Lubbock
The typical Lubbock home is worth about $212,000, up 2.1% in a year, 29% below the Texas typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Lubbock
Safety Grade D
Lubbock reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
Work & commute in Lubbock
Full picture →72% of Lubbock’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Wolfforth (2%), Amarillo (1%) and Dallas (1%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Health in Lubbock
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 45% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 70% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Lubbock
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Lubbock
Full climate →Lubbock 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.
Schools in Lubbock
All Lubbock schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Lubbock’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
Lubbock is a college town
Colleges →of Lubbock’s residents are enrolled in college. Texas Tech University has about 35,901 students on campus, and 2 more colleges are in town.