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Chico is a small town of 1,512 people in Wise County, Texas. It's about 59 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 69 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,512people
$170kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
272Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,512
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 995 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Dallas, TX
- 59 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,074/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MWL airport
- 52 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+70 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