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Ralls is a small town of 1,463 people in Crosby County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Lubbock, TX and 252 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $777 a month.
1,463people
$72kTypical home
$777/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
5"Snow
302Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,463
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,085 people per sq mi
- 252 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 30 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$455/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (154 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 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
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (595 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LBB airport
- 246 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 243 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,114 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 128 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 249 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crosby County: R+51 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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