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Country around Seymour is a rural area of about 3,509 people in Baylor County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 152 miles from Dallas, TX, 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 $103k and rent runs about $581 a month.
3,509people
$103kTypical home
$581/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
289Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,509 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Dallas, TX
- 45 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $581/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SPS airport
- 135 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 362 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 82 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 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
- 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
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Texas districts (reading)
- 38 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baylor County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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