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Welch is a tiny town of 205 people in Dawson County, Texas. It's about 45 miles from Lubbock, TX and 311 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $725 a month.
205people
$137kTypical home
$725/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
4"Snow
308Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 205
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 140 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to Dallas, TX
- 45 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,055 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LBB airport
- 260 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,117 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 131 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 44 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dawson County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.