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Bishop Hills is a tiny town of 202 people in Potter County, Texas. It's about 8 miles from Amarillo, TX and 250 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $1k a month.
202people
$323kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
14"Snow
295Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 202
- Part of a metro area
- About 645 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 8 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,036/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to AMA airport
- 246 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,537 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 199 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Potter County: R+44 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.