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Hereford is a big small town of 14,840 people in Deaf Smith County, Texas. It's about 41 miles from Amarillo, TX and 280 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $953 a month.
14,840people
$110kTypical home
$953/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
14"Snow
302Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,840
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,347 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 41 mi to Amarillo, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$692/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CVN airport
- 239 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,849 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 84 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Deaf Smith County: R+52 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