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Memphis is a small town of 2,174 people in Hall County, Texas. It's about 80 miles from Amarillo, TX and 179 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $491 a month.
2,174people
$77kTypical home
$491/moRent
96° / 53°Summer / winter
4"Snow
294Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 969 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 80 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$487/mo)
- Median rent $491/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (162 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to AMA airport
- 173 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 198 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,083 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 287 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 77 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hall County: R+73 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk