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Country around Plains is a rural area of about 1,660 people in Yoakum County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Lubbock, TX and 346 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $883 a month.
1,660people
$143kTypical home
$883/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
307Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,660 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 346 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 64 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (859 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to HOB airport
- 223 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,691 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yoakum County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk