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About Hereford
City in Texas, United States of AmericaHereford ( HUR-fərd) is a city in and the county seat of Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States. It is 48 miles southwest of Amarillo. Its population was 14,972 at the 2020 census. It is the only incorporated locality named "Hereford" in the United States. The area is known for its semiarid climate, with heavy farming and ranching throughout the area sustained by irrigation from the Ogallala Aquifer and the saltier Santa Rosa Aquifer beneath it. Hereford's local water supply contains an unusually high level of naturally occurring fluoride. Because fluoride is used to protect against tooth decay, Hereford earned the title "The Town Without a Toothache". It is also known as the "Beef Capital…
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Housing in Hereford
The typical Hereford home is worth about $173,000, down 1.1% in a year, 42% below the Texas typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Hereford
Safety Grade B
Hereford reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Hereford
Full picture →About one in 4 of Hereford’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Amarillo (11%), Lubbock (3%) and Plainview (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Health in Hereford
Health Grade D
Healthier than 13% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Hereford
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Hereford
Full climate →Hereford has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Hereford
All Hereford schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Hereford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% 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.
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