Living in Sunray, TX
Sunray is a small town of 2,628 people in Moore County, Texas. It's about 57 miles from Amarillo, TX and 245 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $972 a month.
2,628people
$132kTypical home
$972/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
10"Snow
293Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,628
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,539 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 57 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$832/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (836 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to AMA airport
- 241 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,517 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 128 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+67 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