IdalouTX
A town of 2,105, settled in 1917. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Is Idalou a good place to live?
The best of Idalou’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Idalou’s median rent is $678 a month, against $1,208 a month in Texas’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Idalou has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Idalou stand out
Where Idalou beats most towns.
88% of working residents leave Idalou for work
Where Idalou’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Idalou grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Idalou is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Idalou: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Idalou, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Idalou.
Public schools in Idalou beat 89% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Idalou ISD. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalou ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 412 | A |
| Idalou H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 297 | A+ |
| Idalou MiddleTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 286 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
More than half of Idalou’s working residents commute to Lubbock
Most working residents leave Idalou for work: only 12% work in town. 16% of Idalou residents live below the poverty line, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Idalou has added 166 jobs, to 503 in 2023.
| Idalou | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Idalou reports less crime per resident than 68% of U.S. towns
The property crime rate in Idalou is 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Idalou | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Health in Idalou trails 66% of U.S. towns
Idalou beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 20% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Idalou.
| Idalou | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Idalou | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 8.3% | 10.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.3% | 19.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Idalou has four seasons and hot summers
Idalou has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Idalou’s July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Idalou
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical Idalou home is worth about $263K
The typical Idalou home is worth about $263,000, up 10.7% in a year, 11% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Idalou has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. County Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Galaxy Stadium and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Idalou. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaGalaxy Stadium
10 mi Theme parkJoyland Amusement Park
11 mi MuseumBuddy Holly Center13 mi MuseumNational Ranching Heritage Center
9 mi MuseumSilent Wings Museum
13 mi MuseumMuseum of Texas Tech UniversityPhoto credits
Galaxy 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
Everything we know about Idalou
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Idalou
About 2 of every 100 Idalou residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Questions about Idalou
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Idalou, TX a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Is Idalou, TX expensive?
That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($63,629 across the Lubbock, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.