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Childress is a big small town of 5,834 people in Childress County, Texas. It's about 103 miles from Amarillo, TX and 172 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $910 a month.
5,834people
$86kTypical home
$910/moRent
96° / 55°Summer / winter
5"Snow
294Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,834
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 706 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 103 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (511 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 97 mi to AMA airport
- 166 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,959 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Childress County: R+76 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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