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Country around Hermleigh is a rural area of about 986 people in Scurry County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Abilene, TX and 232 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $1k a month.
986people
$144kTypical home
$1,229/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
295Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 986 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Dallas, TX
- 61 mi to Abilene, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$907/mo)
- Median rent $1,229/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (315 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to ABI airport
- 217 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 198 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,418 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 288 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scurry County: R+74 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk