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Friona is a small town of 4,102 people in Parmer County, Texas. It's about 64 miles from Amarillo, TX and 300 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,102people
$126kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
13"Snow
302Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,102
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,917 people per sq mi
- 300 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 64 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$791/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (71 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CVN airport
- 222 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,045 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 97 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 48 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