DumasTX
A town of 14,452. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
What makes Dumas stand out
The 3 things Dumas does most differently from other towns.
Dumas’s report card
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Weather
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All →- Team Highlights: Varsity Football Bushland High School vs. Dumas High School - DumasNFHS Network · Sep 24
- Dumas vs Palo Duro - Boys Varsity Football 09/18/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 18
- West Plains vs Dumas - Boys Middle School Football 09/01/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 1
Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dumas. Another town gets a different order.
Dumas’s public schools outperform 74% of Texas districts
The public schools Dumas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas North El | PK–4 | 738 | Not graded |
| Dumas Int | 5–6 | 619 | B |
| Dumas J H | 7–8 | 609 | B+ |
| Dumas H S | 9–12 | 1,192 | A |
| North Plains Opportunity Center | 10–12 | 35 | C− |
About one in three working residents works right in Dumas
About one in 3 of Dumas’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Cactus (21%), Amarillo (10%) and Lubbock (2%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
1.4% of Dumas is conserved land
4.5 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McDade Park | — | 25 |
| 2. Morton Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Texhoma Park | — | 3 |
A typical Dumas home is worth about $192K
The typical Dumas home is worth about $192,000, up 3.8% in a year, 36% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Healthier than 22% of U.S. towns
Dumas beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Dumas | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 28% | 19.1% |
Four seasons, hot summers
Dumas has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.
Less crime per resident than 41% of U.S. towns
Dumas reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
About Dumas
City in Texas, USA
Dumas ( DEW-məs) is a city in and the county seat of Moore County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,501 at the 2020 census. Located approximately 40 miles north of Amarillo, the city is named for its founder, Louis Dumas (1856–1923). Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare, is also United States Highways 87 and 287. Window on the Plains Museum, which offers exhibits on Moore County and the Texas Panhandle, is located on South Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare. Dumas is home to Moore County Airport, a general-aviation airport two miles west of the central business district. The Dumas government claims, with some documentation, that the song "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" was wri…
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- Population
- 14,501
- Area
- 5.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,661 ft
- ZIP code
- 79029
- Area code
- 806