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Stratford is a small town of 1,326 people in Sherman County, Texas. It's about 80 miles from Amarillo, TX and 262 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $835 a month.
1,326people
$130kTypical home
$835/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
16"Snow
298Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,326
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 575 people per sq mi
- 262 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 80 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$819/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to LBL airport
- 223 mi to COS (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,704 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 176 mi to the nearest ski area
- 43 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 151 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherman County: R+88 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.