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Gail is a tiny town of 243 people in Borden County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Lubbock, TX and 272 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k.
243people
$109kTypical home
94° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
300Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 272 mi to Dallas, TX
- 60 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$686/mo)
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 26
- 54% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to LBB airport
- 257 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,628 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 103 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 247 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Texas districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Borden County: R+92 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.