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Stamford is a small town of 2,917 people in Jones County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Abilene, TX and 165 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 $65k and rent runs about $881 a month.
2,917people
$65kTypical home
$881/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
3"Snow
289Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,917
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 489 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Dallas, TX
- 42 mi to Abilene, TX
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$408/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 32 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (373 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to ABI airport
- 149 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,447 ft
- 346 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Texas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.