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Wellington is a small town of 1,883 people in Collingsworth County, Texas. It's about 95 miles from Amarillo, TX and 158 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $714 a month.
1,883people
$87kTypical home
$714/moRent
99° / 56°Summer / winter
4"Snow
294Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,883
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,365 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 95 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 37 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 47% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 88 mi to AMA airport
- 152 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 182 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,041 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collingsworth County: R+78 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
- Moderate 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.