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Country around Follett is a rural area of about 418 people in Lipscomb County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 124 miles from Amarillo, TX and 161 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $876 a month.
418people
$123kTypical home
$876/moRent
94° / 50°Summer / winter
12"Snow
291Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 418 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 124 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 291 sunny days a year (137 totally clear)
- 74 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to LBL airport
- 159 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,484 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 282 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lipscomb County: R+80 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.