Rankings · How Olney ranks in TX
Olney makes Texas’s top 10 on 2 lists
Olney is ranked on 33 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
33
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #3 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Olney marked.
What kind of place
Less snow than 96% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Olney’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Less snow than 96% of TX towns
Less snowMore snow
1.2 in of snow a year
More year-round than 94% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 92% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
222 days between frosts
Colder winters than 91% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
31.4° January low
Hotter summers than 90% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
96.7° July high
Drier than 74% of TX towns
DrierWetter
30 in of rain + melted snow a year
More seniors than 59% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.7% of residents are 65+
Younger than 55% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
35.3 median age
Fewer kids than 52% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.6% of residents are under 18
At a glance
Olney lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Olney’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Olney does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#7/653 SafetySafety →
Safest#47/470 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#124/583 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#261/652Most active#319/652Lowest obesity#363/652Healthiest#378/651Fewest smokers#381/652Lowest depression#476/652Closest to a top hospital#588/632 People
Most educated#517/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#484/535