Spur
What’s happening
Weather
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Local news
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Housing in Spur
The typical Spur home is worth about $86,000, down 0.6% in a year, 71% below the Texas typical home.
Work & commute in Spur
Full picture →Most working residents leave Spur for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (19%), Jayton (3%) and Dickens (3%). Half commute less than 58 miles.
Health in Spur
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Spur
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Spur
Full climate →Spur has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Spur
All Spur schools →School Grade B
The public schools Spur’s kids attend outperform 63% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
Spur’s library
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