SunrayTX
A town of 2,628. A typical home worth about $147K.
What makes Sunray stand out
The 3 things Sunray does most differently from other towns.
Sunray has shrunk 11.4% since 2010
1,926 people in 2010; 2,628 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Sunray’s report card
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About one in six working residents works right in Sunray
Most working residents leave Sunray for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Cactus (13%), Dumas (10%) and Amarillo (8%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Where working residents work
A typical Sunray home is worth about $147K
The typical Sunray home is worth about $147,000, up 9.9% in a year, 51% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Sunray’s public schools outperform 73% of Texas districts
The public schools Sunray’s kids attend outperform 73% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunray El | PK–5 | 256 | A− |
| Sunray Middle | 6–8 | 132 | C+ |
| Sunray H S | 9–12 | 205 | A− |
Less crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns
Sunray reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns
Sunray beats the Texas average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Sunray | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.9% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.7% |
| More smokers | 15.7% | 12.5% |
Four seasons, hot summers
Sunray 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 drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
0% of Sunray is conserved land
0.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Painter Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
| 2. Treasure Island Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 3. Sunray Park | — | 4 |
About Sunray
City in Texas, United States
Sunray is a city in northeastern Moore County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,707 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 1,707
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,507 ft
- ZIP code
- 79086
- Area code
- 806