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Higgins is a tiny town of 462 people in Lipscomb County, Texas. It's about 120 miles from Amarillo, TX and 148 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $876 a month.
462people
$87kTypical home
$876/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
6"Snow
291Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 462
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 417 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 120 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 291 sunny days a year (137 totally clear)
- 74 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to LBL airport
- 145 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,562 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 291 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 87 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lipscomb County: R+80 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.