Amarillo ( AM-ə-RIL-oh; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Potter County, though most of the southern half of the city extends into Randall County. It is the 17th-most populous city in Texas and the most populous city in the Texas panhandle. The estimated population of Amarillo was 203,729 as of 2024, comprising nearly half of the panhandle's population. The Amarillo metropolitan area had an estimated population of 308,297 as of 2020. The city of Amarillo, originally named Oneida, is situated in the Llano Estacado region. The availability of the railroad and freight service provided by the Fort Worth and Denver Railway contributed to the city's…

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

How Amarillo ranks

All →

#117Shortest commute in TX #46Rent easiest to afford in TX #50Most library borrowing in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code79101, 79102, 79103

Area code806

Living in Amarillo

Housing in Amarillo

$212K▲ 4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Amarillo home is worth about $212,000, up 4% in a year, 29% below the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market52

Sale-to-list100%

Sold in May261

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Amarillo

Safety Grade D

Amarillo reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 29%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Amarillo 5.5

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Amarillo 24

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Work & commute in Amarillo

Full picture →

65% of Amarillo’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (4%), Canyon (3%) and Cactus (1%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Lubbock

Canyon

Cactus

Dallas

65%Work in townlive and work in Amarillo 5 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 87,831Jobs based herebalanced

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Amarillo →

Health in Amarillo

Health Grade C

Healthier than 27% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

9worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▼ 6 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care all close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

7.3%More adults with COPDTX 5.7% · worse 14.9%More smokersTX 12.5% · worse 7.2%More adults who have had cancerTX 6.1% · worse

Care nearby

VA Amarillo Healthcare SystemAmarillo · 4.3 mi · ER

Regence Health Network, Inc. Rma - OutreachAmarillo · 1.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

4 hospitals · 1 health center in Amarillo →

Primary careShortage · part of Amarillo

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Amarillo · CMS · HRSAHealth in Amarillo →

Natural hazards in Amarillo

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.

🌪️ Tornadoes🧊 Hail🌊 Inland flooding

409Does Amarillo flood?paid flood claims since 1978 5Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Amarillo

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Amarillo →

Climate in Amarillo

Full climate →

Amarillo has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

52° / 25°Winter

72° / 43°Spring

91° / 64°Summer

72° / 45°Fall

How much snow does Amarillo get?About 17 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 27, with the last in spring around Apr 13.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.6° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Amarillo →

Schools in Amarillo

All Amarillo schools →

B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Amarillo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#197Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictAMARILLO ISDSchools83

City View El BElementary · Grades PK–4 · 698 students Tradewind El B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 658 students Humphrey's Highland El B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 567 students Sleepy Hollow El A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 519 students Eastridge El C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 504 students Emerson El AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 500 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.