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Spur is a tiny town of 779 people in Dickens County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Lubbock, TX and 235 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $715 a month.
779people
$54kTypical home
$715/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
3"Snow
292Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 779
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 60 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$337/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to LBB airport
- 224 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 210 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,290 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 96 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 279 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickens County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk