Lubbock County · 12 miles NW of Lubbock miles from Lubbock
Shallowater
Small-town roots northwest of Lubbock
Local Businesses
Housing at a glance
Each number names who published it and when. They measure different things, so they are not meant to be added or compared with each other.
Average appraised value, 2025
$249,855
Lubbock Central Appraisal District. An average appraisal, not a sale price.
Source: Lubbock Central Appraisal District, 2025 Annual Report, page 5 · 2025 certified roll; average appraised value of single-family parcels · read Oct. 4, 2026
City property tax rate, 2025, per $100
0.5710
Only the city’s share. County, school and other taxes are on a bill too.
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, property tax rates and levies, city, county and school district files · 2025 tax year, dollars per $100 of taxable value · file dated Jan. 30, 2026
Average one-way commute to work
19.6 min ± 3.4
Census estimate for people who live here and do not work from home.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25077 and B08303/B08013) · 2020-2024, in 2024 dollars; margins of error are at the 90% level · posted Jan. 2026
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