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Country around Quanah is a rural area of about 2,784 people in Hardeman County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 152 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, 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 $85k and rent runs about $655 a month.
2,784people
$85kTypical home
$655/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
286Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,784 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 78 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to SPS airport
- 146 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,562 ft
- 420 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 79 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardeman County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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