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Country around Goodwell is a rural area of about 1,421 people in Texas County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 109 miles from Amarillo, TX and 255 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $788 a month.
1,421people
$164kTypical home
$788/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
11"Snow
293Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,421 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 109 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (866 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to LBL airport
- 212 mi to COS (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,442 ft
- 622 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 176 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Texas County: R+68 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 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