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Iowa Park is a big small town of 6,578 people in Wichita County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 123 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $938 a month.
6,578people
$133kTypical home
$938/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
283Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,578
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,542 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 10 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 32 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (665 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SPS airport
- 116 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wichita County: R+44 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk