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About Shallowater
City in Texas, United StatesShallowater is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. Shallowater is on U.S. Route 84 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Lubbock. Its population was 2,964 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area.
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Housing in Shallowater
The typical Shallowater home is worth about $308,000, up 4.1% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Shallowater
Safety Grade B+
Shallowater reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Shallowater
Full picture →Most working residents leave Shallowater for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (56%), Dallas (2%) and Amarillo (2%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Health in Shallowater
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 66% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Shallowater
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Shallowater
Full climate →Shallowater 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 Shallowater
All Shallowater schools →School Grade A+
The public schools Shallowater’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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.