Amarillo
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Outdoors in Amarillo
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Vineyard Manor
Vineyard Manor was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 26, 2014. It is significant for its exploration/settlement at the local level.
About Amarillo
City in Texas, United StatesAmarillo ( 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…
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How Amarillo ranks
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Housing in Amarillo
The typical Amarillo home is worth about $212,000, up 4% in a year, 29% below the Texas typical home.
A seller's 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%.
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.
Health in Amarillo
Health Grade C
Healthier than 27% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Amarillo
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
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.
Schools in Amarillo
All Amarillo schools →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.
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.
Amarillo is a college town
Colleges →of Amarillo’s residents are enrolled in college. Amarillo College has about 6,978 students on campus.
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