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Tulia is a small town of 4,422 people in Swisher County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Amarillo, TX and 250 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $771 a month.
4,422people
$81kTypical home
$771/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
11"Snow
297Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,422
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,243 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 46 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$511/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to AMA airport
- 244 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,491 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 111 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 233 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Texas districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Swisher County: R+63 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk