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Country around Seagraves is a rural area of about 3,294 people in Gaines County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Lubbock, TX and 335 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $725 a month.
3,294people
$89kTypical home
$725/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
5"Snow
308Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,294 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 335 mi to Austin, TX
- 58 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$561/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to HOB airport
- 236 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,327 ft
- 454 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 108 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gaines County: R+83 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.