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Rule is a tiny town of 823 people in Haskell County, Texas. It's about 51 miles from Abilene, TX and 183 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $1k a month.
823people
$71kTypical home
$1,027/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
3"Snow
289Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 823
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,181 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Dallas, TX
- 51 mi to Abilene, TX
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$448/mo)
- Median rent $1,027/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (849 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to ABI airport
- 167 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,690 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haskell County: R+72 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk