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Country around Snyder is a rural area of about 15,233 people in Scurry County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Lubbock, TX and 242 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,233people
$112kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
295Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 15,233 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Dallas, TX
- 72 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (315 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to LBB airport
- 226 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 209 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,569 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 277 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scurry County: R+74 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk