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Country around Spur is a rural area of about 1,363 people in Dickens County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Lubbock, TX and 240 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $765 a month.
1,363people
$63kTypical home
$765/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
3"Snow
292Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,363 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 56 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$398/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to LBB airport
- 228 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 214 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,333 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 98 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 275 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickens County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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