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Clarendon is a small town of 1,859 people in Donley County, Texas. It's about 56 miles from Amarillo, TX and 194 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $798 a month.
1,859people
$103kTypical home
$798/moRent
95° / 53°Summer / winter
4"Snow
294Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,859
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 621 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 56 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to AMA airport
- 189 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 201 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,743 ft
- 494 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 263 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Donley County: R+78 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