Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Abernathy is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 24th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $88K. It also does better than most on safety: it reports less crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $179K, 3.4 years of the Plainview area’s $53K median household income. 33% of residents are under 18 in Abernathy, above both Texas’ towns (26%) and U.S. towns (22%). Among 488 Texas towns, just 7 have a lower property crime rate than Abernathy.
Where Abernathy beats most towns.
Where Abernathy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Abernathy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 858 in 1930, 2,865 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Abernathy, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Abernathy.
Abernathy pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Texas norm, has added a third more jobs in ten years and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Abernathy ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 400 | A− |
| Abernathy H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 237 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Abernathy grades A− overall with a typical home of about $179K, below the Texas typical value; only 6 of the 50 Texas towns graded A− or better can say that. Values rose 5.1% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
The median rent in Abernathy is $868 a month. Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026. 77% of households own their home in Abernathy.
| Abernathy | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $868 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 525 in 2013 to 690.
Most working residents leave Abernathy for work: only 12% work in town. 3% of Abernathy residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Abernathy has added 165 jobs, to 690 in 2023.
| Abernathy | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 34% of residents (25% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (24% statewide). Abernathy’s median age is 34.8 years. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Abernathy | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 14% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.8 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Abernathy | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.6% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.3% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
The Abernathy weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 204 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 96% of Texas places with climate records. The Abernathy weather station records that about 73 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 96% of Texas places with climate records.
Abernathy has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 27° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Abernathy beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Abernathy | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Abernathy | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.2% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Abernathy Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Abernathy. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaGalaxy Stadium
16 mi Theme parkJoyland Amusement Park16 mi MuseumNational Ranching Heritage Center
17 mi MuseumBuddy Holly Center
12 mi MuseumSilent Wings Museum
17 mi MuseumMuseum of Texas Tech UniversityGalaxy Stadium: Falcon8765, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Joyland Amusement Park: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Buddy Holly Center: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Silent Wings Museum: Leaflet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Texas Tech University: Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Abernathy; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Abernathy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Abernathy is a city in Hale and Lubbock Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Abernathy had a population of 2,865. The Hale County portion of Abernathy is part of the Plainview micropolitan statistical area, while the Lubbock County portion is part of the Lubbock metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Abernathy grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #24 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health, A for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
