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Bowie is a big small town of 5,770 people in Montague County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 82 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,770people
$174kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,770
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,045 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Dallas, TX
- 46 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,332 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SPS airport
- 65 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montague County: R+78 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk