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Country around Hereford is a rural area of about 18,189 people in Deaf Smith County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Amarillo, TX and 285 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $927 a month.
18,189people
$117kTypical home
$927/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
14"Snow
302Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 18,189 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 285 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 44 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$735/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to CVN airport
- 232 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,970 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Deaf Smith County: R+52 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk