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Brownfield is a big small town of 8,738 people in Terry County, Texas. It's about 35 miles from Lubbock, TX and 314 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $811 a month.
8,738people
$101kTypical home
$811/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
5"Snow
307Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,738
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,342 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 35 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$634/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k)
- Low property crime (906 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to LBB airport
- 257 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 210 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,314 ft
- 453 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 125 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Terry County: R+65 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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