Living in Lorenzo, TX
Lorenzo is a tiny town of 834 people in Crosby County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Lubbock, TX and 260 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $665 a month.
834people
$101kTypical home
$665/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
7"Snow
302Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
Is Lorenzo right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 834
- Part of a metro area
- About 874 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 22 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$636/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (154 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (595 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LBB airport
- 254 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 248 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,183 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 134 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 240 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crosby County: R+51 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk