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Borger is a big small town of 12,226 people in Hutchinson County, Texas. It's about 40 miles from Amarillo, TX and 219 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $910 a month.
12,226people
$103kTypical home
$910/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
15"Snow
295Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,226
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,354 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 40 mi to Amarillo, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$652/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,425 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to AMA airport
- 215 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,110 ft
- 550 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 220 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hutchinson County: R+77 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