IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Pampa, TX
Pampa is a small city of 16,659 people in Gray County, Texas. It's about 55 miles from Amarillo, TX and 194 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $934 a month.
16,659people
$101kTypical home
$934/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
16"Snow
290Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
Is Pampa right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small city of 16,659
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,847 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 55 mi to Amarillo, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$635/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (497 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,310 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to AMA airport
- 190 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,235 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 245 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gray County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk