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Snyder is a big small town of 11,241 people in Scurry County, Texas. It's about 71 miles from Abilene, TX and 241 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,241people
$104kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
295Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,241
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,258 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Dallas, TX
- 71 mi to Abilene, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (392 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (855 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to ABI airport
- 225 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 198 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,326 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 279 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scurry County: R+74 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk