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Ransom Canyon is a small town of 1,041 people in Lubbock County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Lubbock, TX and 273 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,041people
$341kTypical home
$1,178/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
7"Snow
302Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,041
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,319 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 12 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,150/mo)
- Median rent $1,178/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°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
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (392 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,375 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LBB airport
- 266 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 238 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,953 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 136 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 231 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lubbock County: R+40 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.