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Farwell is a small town of 1,306 people in Parmer County, Texas. It's about 87 miles from Lubbock, TX and 322 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,306people
$149kTypical home
$1,338/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
11"Snow
308Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,306
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,599 people per sq mi
- 322 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 87 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$940/mo)
- Median rent $1,338/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (156 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to CVN airport
- 208 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,157 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 103 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Parmer County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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