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Hedley is a tiny town of 318 people in Donley County, Texas. It's about 70 miles from Amarillo, TX and 182 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $43k and rent runs about $622 a month.
318people
$43kTypical home
$622/moRent
95° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
294Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 445 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 70 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $43k (≈$271/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 15% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to AMA airport
- 177 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 203 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,631 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 277 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Donley County: R+78 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk