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O'Brien is a tiny town of 130 people in Haskell County, Texas. It's about 64 miles from Abilene, TX and 183 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $782 a month.
130people
$66kTypical home
$782/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
3"Snow
289Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 258 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Dallas, TX
- 64 mi to Abilene, TX
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$416/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 3" 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 (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (849 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to ABI airport
- 166 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,575 ft
- 373 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haskell County: R+72 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High 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.