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Dumas is a big small town of 14,452 people in Moore County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Amarillo, TX and 251 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,452people
$156kTypical home
$1,028/moRent
92° / 49°Summer / winter
9"Snow
295Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,452
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,616 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 46 mi to Amarillo, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $1,028/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,112 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to AMA airport
- 247 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,655 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+67 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