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Rockwell Place is a small town of 2,016 people in Randall County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from Amarillo, TX and 250 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,016people
$92kTypical home
$1,298/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
9"Snow
295Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,016
- Part of a metro area
- About 866 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 12 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $1,298/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (565 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,316 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AMA airport
- 244 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,642 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randall County: R+60 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk