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Country around Montague is a rural area of about 708 people in Montague County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 80 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
708people
$263kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 708 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Dallas, TX
- 51 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SPS airport
- 65 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montague County: R+78 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.