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Wheeler is a small town of 1,431 people in Wheeler County, Texas. It's about 89 miles from Amarillo, TX and 155 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $994 a month.
1,431people
$159kTypical home
$994/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
290Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,431
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 89 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 290 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 75 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (555 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 54% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to AMA airport
- 151 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,536 ft
- 497 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 76 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 88 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wheeler County: R+85 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk