Affordable Storage in Plainview

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About Plainview, TX

Hale County’s government is in Plainview. Lubbock is the nearest big city, about a 40-minute drive via I-27. This area where the town was built is on a vast, wide-open space called the Llano Estacado. The population is 20,187, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.

Plainview was founded in 1887. It was named appropriately from a description of the vista. The town charter came in 1888. By the early 1900s, the area was booming. The railroad reached the town in 1906. Plainview was officially incorporated in 1907.

In contemporary times, the city is known for its food and meat processing plants. The largest employer in the town used to be the Cargill beef processing factory, which closed in 2013. A bad two-year drought killed all the cattle from 2010 to 2012. The Cargill plant closure displaced 2,500 workers, which was about 15% of the residents.

Jimmy Ray Dean is a famous person from Plainview. He was a country singer and an actor on television. He created a brand, Jimmy Dean Sausage, which he promoted with advertisements on television. He died in 2010, but the products remain popular.

What to do in Plainview, TX

Plainview is a community with a nice country lifestyle.

• Features: The Jimmy Dean Museum is on the Wayland Baptist University campus.
• Events: Popular events are Business After Hours, the 4th of July, the Christmas Parade, Running Water Draw Arts & Crafts Festival, the Hale County Stock Show and Rodeo, and the Llano Estacado Art Show.
• Museums: Interesting museums are the Llano Estacado Museum, the Hale County Farm & Ranch Museum, and the Contemporary Art Museum.
• Destination: Outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers will enjoy a visit to Lake Mackenzie. It is a gorgeous lake for fishing and boating. It is an hour’s drive northeast of Plainview.

Working in Plainview, TX

The local economy depends on health care, retail, hotels/restaurants, education, and construction. The unemployment rate is high at 7.4%. The median household income is $45,526 per year, which is about $23,500 less than the American average household income of $69,021. The economy is falling behind in job creation when compared to the national average. Plainview's predicted job growth rate for the next decade is very low at 21.9%, compared to the expected national average job growth rate of 33.5%.

The industries offering the most jobs are food production (12.4%), health care (8.2%), education (11.5%), public administration (7.4%), retail (8%), construction (5.8%), and hospitality (6.2%).

Plainview, TX Neighborhoods

The best neighborhoods are on the western side of the town, with prices around $195,000.

Here are a few areas with the modestly priced homes for sale:

• City Center: This nice neighborhood has a median real estate price of $150,261, which is less expensive than 77.9% of the rest of the state. Most homes were built between 1970 to 1999. Some were constructed from 1940 to 1969. Rental homes are $1,211 monthly. The vacancy rate is high at 21.4% due to the many vacation rentals that are empty for part of the year.
• Plainview West: This area has some nice single-story ranch-style houses on large lots. The median real estate price in this area is $87,677. Rental homes are available for an average rent of $1,244 per month. There are apartment complexes and mobile homes in this area, too. The vacancy rate is 14.8%.
• Plainview North: The median real estate price is $68,346. This neighborhood has a mixture of homes and apartment complexes. Most of the houses are rented. They were built between 1970 and 1999 with a few newer houses. The vacancy rate is 17%. The average rent is $957 per month.
• Seth Ward: This neighborhood has a median real estate price of $63,878. Apartments and homes are available for an average rent of $1,206 monthly. The vacancy rate is 24.7%, so renting a place in this area is extremely easy.

Plainview, TX School District

The Plainview Independent School District is the management of the public schools. The school district spends $11,589 each year for each student on educational services. The student-to-teacher ratio of 14 to one is a small class size.

The only private school in Plainview is the Christian Academy (PK to 12th).

There are three colleges and universities within a 50-mile radius. The Wayland Baptist University is in Plainview. The other two are in Lubbock, the four-year public Texas Tech University and the private four-year Lubbock Christian University.

Moving to Plainview, TX Resource Guide

The City of Plainview has an elected mayor who works with seven elected members serving on the City Council.

The Plainview Parks Department manages 286 acres of public parks and 325 acres of land used for recreational activities. The facilities include baseball fields, basketball courts, a community square, a disc golf course, a golf driving range, multipurpose courts for tennis, volleyball, and basketball, walking/jogging tracks, playgrounds, soccer fields, softball fields, a tree nursery, and a waterfall.

Plainview, TX Housing

The median home price is $195,000 to buy a home in Plainview. This price is going up by 32.7% year-over-year. The real estate market is a buyer’s market with more homes listed for sale than interested buyers ready to make an offer.

Areavibes gives Plainview an A+ for having a very low cost of living. The cost of living in Plainview is 12% less than other cities in Texas and a very large 20% lower than the American average.