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Cactus is a small town of 3,091 people in Moore County, Texas. It's about 59 miles from Amarillo, TX and 255 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $816 a month.
3,091people
$82kTypical home
$816/moRent
92° / 49°Summer / winter
11"Snow
298Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,091
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,450 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 59 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$518/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (682 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 42% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to AMA airport
- 241 mi to COS (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 22% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,622 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 130 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk