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Lake Meredith Estates is a tiny town of 183 people in Hutchinson County, Texas. It's about 35 miles from Amarillo, TX and 230 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $932 a month.
183people
$119kTypical home
$932/moRent
96° / 52°Summer / winter
14"Snow
295Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 183
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 218 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 35 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$751/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AMA airport
- 226 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,153 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hutchinson County: R+77 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.