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Throckmorton is a tiny town of 649 people in Throckmorton County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Abilene, TX and 142 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $1k a month.
649people
$71kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
289Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 649
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 390 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Dallas, TX
- 60 mi to Abilene, TX
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$446/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 33 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to ABI airport
- 126 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,362 ft
- 340 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- 32 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Throckmorton County: R+83 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.