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Country around Throckmorton is a rural area of about 822 people in Throckmorton County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Abilene, TX and 148 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $1k a month.
822people
$79kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
289Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 822 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Dallas, TX
- 55 mi to Abilene, TX
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 33 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to ABI airport
- 131 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,562 ft
- 343 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Throckmorton County: R+83 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk