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Lockney is a small town of 1,752 people in Floyd County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Lubbock, TX and 241 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $718 a month.
1,752people
$83kTypical home
$718/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
6"Snow
297Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,752
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,132 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 46 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$521/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (403 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (920 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LBB airport
- 235 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 237 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,278 ft
- 467 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 133 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 249 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+65 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk