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Quitaque is a tiny town of 347 people in Briscoe County, Texas. It's about 72 miles from Amarillo, TX and 215 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $693 a month.
347people
$69kTypical home
$693/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
5"Snow
297Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 347
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 480 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 72 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$436/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to LBB airport
- 208 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,585 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 106 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 273 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Briscoe 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk