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Plainview is a small city of 19,711 people in Hale County, Texas. It's about 44 miles from Lubbock, TX and 254 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $851 a month.
19,711people
$113kTypical home
$851/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
8"Snow
297Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,711
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,419 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 44 mi to Lubbock, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (617 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,827 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LBB airport
- 248 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 220 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,396 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 135 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 234 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hale County: R+58 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk