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Powderly is a small town of 1,140 people in Lamar County, Texas. It's about 66 miles from Sherman, TX and 101 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $949 a month.
1,140people
$221kTypical home
$949/moRent
95° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,140
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 157 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Dallas, TX
- 66 mi to Sherman, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to TXK airport
- 102 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 518 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate 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.