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Dean is a tiny town of 536 people in Clay County, Texas. It's about 7 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 118 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $811 a month.
536people
$201kTypical home
$811/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
283Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 536
- Part of a metro area
- About 252 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 7 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,267/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SPS airport
- 106 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 997 ft
- 349 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+80 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.