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Skellytown is a tiny town of 457 people in Carson County, Texas. It's about 45 miles from Amarillo, TX and 206 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $39k and rent runs about $850 a month.
457people
$39kTypical home
$850/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
15"Snow
295Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 861 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 45 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $39k (≈$244/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to AMA airport
- 201 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 164 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,294 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 234 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carson County: R+81 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk