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Knox City is a tiny town of 974 people in Knox County, Texas. It's about 67 miles from Abilene, TX and 182 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $579 a month.
974people
$63kTypical home
$579/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
4"Snow
289Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 974
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,169 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Dallas, TX
- 67 mi to Abilene, TX
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$395/mo)
- Median rent $579/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (159 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to ABI airport
- 165 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,545 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+69 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk