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Paducah is a small town of 1,077 people in Cottle County, Texas. It's about 96 miles from Lubbock, TX and 188 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $49k and rent runs about $260 a month.
1,077people
$49kTypical home
$260/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
4"Snow
294Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,077
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 96 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $49k (≈$309/mo)
- Median rent $260/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 39 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to LBB airport
- 181 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 182 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,870 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 29 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cottle County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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
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.