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Fritch is a small town of 2,293 people in Hutchinson County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Amarillo, TX and 230 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,293people
$132kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
95° / 51°Summer / winter
14"Snow
295Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,293
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,414 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 34 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$834/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to AMA airport
- 225 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,212 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hutchinson County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk