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Levelland gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $143K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the Lubbock metro’s $64K median household income. It grades C− overall, 378th of 640 graded towns in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 81% of the country. 37% of working residents work locally in Levelland, above both Texas’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Levelland is home to South Plains College. Levelland's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Levelland beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Levelland is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,661 in 1930, 12,652 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1976 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Levelland, 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 Levelland.
Levelland trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has seen reported crime fall by a third or more and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
6.7 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Levelland City Park, at 104 acres. The trail density in Levelland is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Levelland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Levelland City Park | 0.4 mi | 104 |
| 2. Brashear Lake Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 3. Northside City Park | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Levelland ISD. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Levelland H S, with 798 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levelland MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 736 | C+ |
| Levelland H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 798 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $143K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles. At 2.2 years of the Lubbock metro’s $64K median household income, the typical home (about $143K) costs less against local pay than in 89% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
Levelland’s median rent is $846 a month. The typical Levelland home is worth about $143,000, down 0.6% in a year, 52% below the Texas typical home.
| Levelland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $846 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
27% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Levelland. Levelland beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 28% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Levelland.
| Levelland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Levelland | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 12.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.6% | 19.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 249 to 143 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Levelland weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 205 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 95% of Texas places with climate records. The Levelland weather station records that about 87 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 86% of Texas places with climate records.
Levelland has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 27° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Levelland’s working residents works in town. 16% of Levelland residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Levelland fell to 5,907 in 2023, 550 fewer than in 2013.
| Levelland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Levelland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Levelland
About 8 of every 100 Levelland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
4 notable people were born in Levelland.
City in Texas, United States
Levelland is a city in and the county seat of Hockley County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,652, down from 13,542 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Llano Estacado, 30 miles (48 km) west of Lubbock. Major industries include cotton farming and petroleum production. It is the home of South Plains College. Levelland was so named on account of the flat land at the town site.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Levelland grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #378 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, C for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the 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+.
4 notable people were born here, including Ronny Jackson and Kinna McInroe.
