Living in Munday, TX
Munday is a small town of 1,407 people in Knox County, Texas. It's about 69 miles from Abilene, TX and 171 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $481 a month.
1,407people
$80kTypical home
$481/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
4"Snow
289Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,407
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Dallas, TX
- 69 mi to Abilene, TX
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $481/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (57 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to ABI airport
- 154 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,496 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+69 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk