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Morton is a small town of 1,513 people in Cochran County, Texas. It's about 51 miles from Lubbock, TX and 322 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $43k and rent runs about $687 a month.
1,513people
$43kTypical home
$687/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
6"Snow
307Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,513
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,005 people per sq mi
- 322 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 51 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $43k (≈$269/mo)
- Median rent $687/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 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
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CVN airport
- 238 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,760 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 97 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cochran County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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