IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Newcastle, TX
Country around Newcastle is a rural area of about 1,053 people in Young County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 129 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $584 a month.
1,053people
$141kTypical home
$584/moRent
97° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
283Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
Is Near Newcastle right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,053 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Dallas, TX
- 52 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$890/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 32 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (544 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to SPS airport
- 112 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 332 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Young County: R+76 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
- 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.