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Lamesa is a big small town of 8,393 people in Dawson County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Midland, TX and 299 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $813 a month.
8,393people
$95kTypical home
$813/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
3"Snow
300Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,393
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,643 people per sq mi
- 299 mi to Austin, TX
- 50 mi to Midland, TX
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (536 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MAF airport
- 266 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,989 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 131 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 219 mi to the nearest ski area
- 43 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dawson County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk