Plainview, TX: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. The population was 20,187 at the 2020 census. The town is home to Wayland Baptist University. The Downtown Plainview Commercial Historic District is a business center for the high plains regions, with cafes and parks.

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How Plainview ranks

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#87Shortest commute in TX #78Best schools in TX #86Cheapest rent in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code79072, 79073

Area code806

Living in Plainview

Housing in Plainview

$121K▼ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Plainview home is worth about $121,000, down 3.3% in a year, 60% below the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market48

Sale-to-list93%

Sold in May15

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Safety in Plainview

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Plainview reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Plainview 6.3

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Plainview 18.6

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Plainview

Compared with Texas

14worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

29.9%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse 18.3%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse 31.8%More adults in fair or poor healthTX 21.8% · worse

Care nearby

Covenant Hospital PlainviewPlainview · 1.2 mi · ER

Regence Health Network, Inc. Rda - PlnvPlainview · 0.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Plainview · CMS · HRSAHealth in Plainview →

Schools in Plainview

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Plainview’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#78Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictPLAINVIEW ISDSchools14

Central ElElementary · Grades PK–4 · 505 students North ElElementary · Grades PK–4 · 492 students South ElElementary · Grades PK–4 · 456 students Plainview J HMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 634 students Plainview IntMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 554 students Hale County JjaepSecondary · Grades 6–11 · 18 students

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.

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