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Bledsoe is a tiny town of 130 people in Cochran County, Texas. It's about 65 miles from Lubbock, TX and 338 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $697 a month.
130people
$53kTypical home
$697/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
6"Snow
310Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 364 people per sq mi
- 338 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 65 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$335/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to CVN airport
- 227 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,973 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 48 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cochran County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.