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TuliaTX

A town of 4,422. A typical home worth about $99K.

Population
4,422
−9.9% since 2010
Typical home
$99K
+1.4% in a year
Household income
$32K
median
Median age
36.1
years
Jobs based here
1,358
Balanced

What makes Tulia stand out

The 3 things Tulia does most differently from other towns.

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Housing

A typical Tulia home is worth about $99K

The typical Tulia home is worth about $99,000, up 1.4% in a year, 67% below the Texas typical home.

$99KZillow home value

Typical home value

Tulia$99K
Texas$299K
+1.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

About one in three working residents works right in Tulia

About one in 3 of Tulia’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Amarillo (16%), Canyon (5%) and Lubbock (4%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

33%work in town

Where working residents work

In Tulia33%
Amarillo16%
Canyon5%
Lubbock4%
Plainview4%
32 mi
median commute distance
1,358
jobs based in Tulia
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

1.6% of Tulia is conserved land

0.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

1.6%conserved
Map of Tulia: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.6%
conserved · 37 of 2,271 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
#149
most walkable in TX
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. MacKenzie Park0.5 mi28
2. Donley Park—5
3. Adair Park—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 10% of U.S. towns

Tulia beats the Texas average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

DHealth Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
0 better11 too close to call15 worse
What stands outTuliaTX
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.3%12.5%
More adults with COPD8.9%5.7%
More uninsured adults28%19.1%
Covenant Hospital Plainview
23 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
15th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Tulia’s public schools outperform 26% of Texas districts

The public schools Tulia’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Tulia ElPK–5364D
Tulia J H6–8170C
Tulia H S9–12267C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 28% of U.S. towns

Tulia reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.

CSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Tulia1.6
Texas3.5
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Tulia5.8
Texas18.1
U.S.15.5
28th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
26th
percentile among TX towns
7
violent crimes reported in 2025
25
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Tulia has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–54°
Spring43–73°
Summer64–91°
Fall45–73°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with tornadoes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
TornadoesHailInland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 2017
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Tulia

City in Texas, United States

Official town website ↗

Tulia is a city in and the county seat of Swisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,967 at the 2010 census; by the 2020 census, it had fallen to 4,473. The city is at the junction of U.S. Route 87 and Texas State Highway 86, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Interstate 27. Tulia is a center for farming and agribusiness activities.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
4,473
Area
3.6 sq mi
Elevation
3,484 ft
ZIP code
79088
Area code
806

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