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Post is a small town of 4,326 people in Garza County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Lubbock, TX and 269 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $49k and rent runs about $822 a month.
4,326people
$49kTypical home
$822/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
4"Snow
302Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,326
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,155 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Dallas, TX
- 39 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $49k (≈$310/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (154 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LBB airport
- 252 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,608 ft
- 417 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 109 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 249 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garza County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk