Living in Country around Holliday, TX
Country around Holliday is a rural area of about 2,074 people in Archer County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 132 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $769 a month.
2,074people
$157kTypical home
$769/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
283Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,074 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Dallas, TX
- 20 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$988/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SPS airport
- 115 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 351 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Archer County: R+79 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk