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Plains is a small town of 1,235 people in Yoakum County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Lubbock, TX and 341 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $864 a month.
1,235people
$133kTypical home
$864/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
307Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,235
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 824 people per sq mi
- 341 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 60 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$841/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (859 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 48% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to HOB airport
- 228 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 202 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,626 ft
- 478 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yoakum County: R+71 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.