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Bushland is a small town of 2,779 people in Potter County, Texas. It's about 13 miles from Amarillo, TX and 257 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $425k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,779people
$425kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
13"Snow
300Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,779
- Part of a metro area
- About 465 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 13 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $425k (≈$2,679/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 35
- 47% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to AMA airport
- 252 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 177 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,839 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 196 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.