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Vega is a small town of 1,086 people in Oldham County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Amarillo, TX and 277 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,086people
$131kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
14"Snow
300Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,086
- Part of a metro area
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 277 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 34 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$826/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to AMA airport
- 237 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,062 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 176 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oldham County: R+84 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk