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Sanford is a tiny town of 130 people in Hutchinson County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Amarillo, TX and 226 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $41k and rent runs about $932 a month.
130people
$41kTypical home
$932/moRent
97° / 52°Summer / winter
15"Snow
295Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 970 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 39 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $41k (≈$256/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 3.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to AMA airport
- 222 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,048 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hutchinson County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.