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Canyon is a small city of 15,723 people in Randall County, Texas. It's about 15 miles from Amarillo, TX and 251 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $984 a month.
15,723people
$240kTypical home
$984/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
8"Snow
297Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,723
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,947 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 15 mi to Amarillo, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,515/mo)
- Median rent $984/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to AMA airport
- 246 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,534 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Randall County: R+60 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk