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Claude is a small town of 1,163 people in Armstrong County, Texas. It's about 27 miles from Amarillo, TX and 218 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,163people
$171kTypical home
$1,039/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
13"Snow
295Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,163
- Part of a metro area
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 27 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $1,039/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (878 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to AMA airport
- 213 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 198 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,406 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 91 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 234 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Armstrong County: R+86 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk