OltonTX
A town of 1,913, settled in 1900.
Is Olton a good place to live?
The best of Olton’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. Olton’s average trip to work is 14 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On incomes, just 45 of Texas’ 990 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 60 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Olton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Olton stand out
Where Olton beats most towns.
Olton has shrunk 13% since 2010
2,215 counted in 2010 and 1,989 in 2020; an estimated 1,913 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Olton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Olton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Olton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Olton, 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 Olton.
Homes in Olton are worth about $107K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Olton home is worth about $107,000, down 3.6% in a year, 64% below the Texas typical home. Olton’s median rent is $1,045 a month, below both Texas’ towns ($1,208 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Olton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,045 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On state tests, Olton’s schools trail 77% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Olton ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP Webb ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 291 | B+ |
| Olton H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 197 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Health in Olton trails 80% of U.S. towns
Olton beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 31% of Olton adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Olton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Olton | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.7% | 74.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 30.7% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Olton has four seasons and hot summers
Olton has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Olton is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Olton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
About one in 4 of Olton’s working residents works in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Olton. The top destinations are Lubbock (10%), Amarillo (5%) and Plainview (5%).
| Olton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Moderate risk in Olton, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Olton since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Olton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Olton; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Olton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Olton
City in Texas, United States
Olton is a city in Lamb County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,989 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1906
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,612 ft
- ZIP code
- 79064
- Area code
- 806
Questions about Olton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olton, TX expensive?
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 A.
What is Olton, TX known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Dawn DeBerry Stump and Jerry Sisemore.