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Lockett is a tiny town of 195 people in Wilbarger County, Texas. It's about 50 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 142 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $932 a month.
195people
$89kTypical home
$932/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
286Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 195
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 65 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 50 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,165 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SPS airport
- 136 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,309 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilbarger County: R+61 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
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.