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Littlefield is a big small town of 5,822 people in Lamb County, Texas. It's about 36 miles from Lubbock, TX and 294 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,822people
$79kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
7"Snow
307Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,822
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 927 people per sq mi
- 294 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 36 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (870 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LBB airport
- 255 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 200 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,560 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 124 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 196 mi to the nearest ski area
- 57 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamb County: R+64 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