Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,494, settled in 1907.
Post grades D overall, 453rd of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. The median household income is $41K, and 10% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: a typical home costs about $116K, 1.8 years of the Lubbock metro’s $64K median household income. 33% of working residents work locally in Post, above both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Post has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Franklin County Courthouse and Jail and Old Post Sanitarium. Post's schools rank behind 85% of the state's.
Where Post beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
5,376 counted in 2010 and 4,790 in 2020; an estimated 3,494 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 27% since 2020, after 10.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Post is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for health (better than 9%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,436 in 1920, 4,790 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 2 maps from 1969 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Post, 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 Post.
Post trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 4.1 miles of trail. Post’s trail density stands at 1.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is David Nichols Park, at 23 acres.
| Post | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Post City Park | 0.4 mi | 12 |
| 2. David Nichols Park | 0.3 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools: Post ISD. Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 4 public schools in Post teach 709 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 311 | B |
| Post H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 233 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $116K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 39 miles. At 1.8 years of the Lubbock metro’s $64K median household income, the typical home (about $116K) costs less against local pay than in 95% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
For Post, the midpoint rent is $822 a month. The typical home value here is about $116,000, up 1.6% in a year, 61% below the Texas typical home. 68% of Post households are owner-occupiers.
| Post | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $822 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The nearest emergency room, Lynn County Hospital District, is 25.1 miles away in a straight line. Against the 2,775 U.S. towns with household incomes like Post’s, it is less healthy than 58%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Post who get no exercise outside work: 39%. 38% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance here.
| Post | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 74% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Post | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 19.3% | 21.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 38.1% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Post weather station records that about 105 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94.9°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 30.5°.
The typical July afternoon high in Post is 95°F. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Post | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 31°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Post’s average commute is 23 minutes. Roughly one working resident in three has a job in Post itself. It had 1,328 jobs in 2023, down 211 from 2013. The top destinations are Lubbock (17%), Midland (2%) and Levelland (2%).
| Post | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $41,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in Post since 1979. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. 47% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tornadoes, followed by cold waves at 18%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Post; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Post residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
3 notable people were born in Post.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Post grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #453 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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+.
3 notable people were born here, including Ernie Case and Adrian Gregory.
