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Country around Olney is a rural area of about 4,073 people in Young County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 122 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $675 a month.
4,073people
$121kTypical home
$675/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
283Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,073 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Dallas, TX
- 41 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$763/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 33 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 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SPS airport
- 104 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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.