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Petrolia is a tiny town of 416 people in Clay County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 108 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $877 a month.
416people
$96kTypical home
$877/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
282Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 416
- Part of a metro area
- About 563 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 18 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$603/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SPS airport
- 102 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 349 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+80 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.