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Country around Happy is a rural area of about 1,218 people in Randall County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Amarillo, TX and 253 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,218people
$149kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
11"Snow
297Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,218 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 253 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 32 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (565 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,316 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to AMA airport
- 247 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 197 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,652 ft
- 517 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 96 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 219 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randall County: R+60 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk