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Morse is a tiny town of 373 people in Hansford County, Texas. It's about 63 miles from Amarillo, TX and 226 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $620 a month.
373people
$75kTypical home
$620/moRent
95° / 51°Summer / winter
12"Snow
293Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 373
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 677 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 63 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$472/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 44% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to AMA airport
- 222 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,229 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 210 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 132 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hansford County: R+85 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk