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Perryton is a big small town of 8,585 people in Ochiltree County, Texas. It's about 101 miles from Amarillo, TX and 195 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,585people
$127kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
96° / 51°Summer / winter
14"Snow
291Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,585
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,789 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 101 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$798/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 291 sunny days a year (137 totally clear)
- 74 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (158 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to LBL airport
- 192 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,946 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 98 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 247 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 141 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ochiltree County: R+82 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