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Country around Dalhart is a rural area of about 10,826 people in Dallam County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Amarillo, TX and 282 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,826people
$172kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
19"Snow
298Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 10,826 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 282 mi to Denver, CO
- 76 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to AMA airport
- 220 mi to COS (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,052 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 142 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallam County: R+78 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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