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Vernon is a big small town of 9,848 people in Wilbarger County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 136 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $945 a month.
9,848people
$87kTypical home
$945/moRent
97° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
286Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,848
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,248 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 47 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,359 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SPS airport
- 129 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,253 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilbarger County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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