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Nocona Hills is a tiny town of 687 people in Montague County, Texas. It's about 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 88 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
687people
$231kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 687
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 132 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Dallas, TX
- 51 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SPS airport
- 74 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montague County: R+78 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.