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Country around Turkey is a rural area of about 411 people in Hall County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Amarillo, TX and 203 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $565 a month.
411people
$129kTypical home
$565/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
6"Snow
294Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 411 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 75 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $565/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to AMA airport
- 197 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,316 ft
- 467 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 94 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 279 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 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
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hall County: R+73 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk