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Country around Childress is a rural area of about 6,779 people in Childress County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 101 miles from Amarillo, TX and 176 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 $125k and rent runs about $913 a month.
6,779people
$125kTypical home
$913/moRent
96° / 55°Summer / winter
5"Snow
294Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,779 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 101 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°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
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 96 mi to AMA airport
- 170 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 184 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,962 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 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
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 81 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.