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Country around Sunray is a rural area of about 3,219 people in Sherman County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Amarillo, TX and 244 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $984 a month.
3,219people
$138kTypical home
$984/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
11"Snow
293Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,219 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 64 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$868/mo)
- Median rent $984/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to AMA airport
- 240 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,494 ft
- 588 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 193 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+88 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk