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Country around Amherst is a rural area of about 1,130 people in Lamb County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Lubbock, TX and 290 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $49k and rent runs about $874 a month.
1,130people
$49kTypical home
$874/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
7"Snow
302Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,130 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 290 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 40 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $49k (≈$310/mo)
- Median rent $874/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (748 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LBB airport
- 255 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 197 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,570 ft
- 495 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 128 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 199 mi to the nearest ski area
- 56 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamb County: R+64 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.