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Goodwell is a small town of 1,122 people in Texas County, Oklahoma. It's about 97 miles from Amarillo, TX and 242 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $820 a month.
1,122people
$128kTypical home
$820/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
293Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,122
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 511 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 97 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$805/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (662 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 40% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 25% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to LBL airport
- 227 mi to COS (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,271 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 200 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 168 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Texas County: R+68 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 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