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Denver City is a small town of 4,368 people in Yoakum County, Texas. It's about 68 miles from Lubbock, TX and 349 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,368people
$173kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
5"Snow
308Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,368
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,674 people per sq mi
- 349 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 68 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,090/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (649 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 49% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HOB airport
- 222 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,586 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yoakum County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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