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Dalhart gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $198K, 2.8 years of the county’s $72K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 232nd of 640 graded towns in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 79% of U.S. towns. Dalhart’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 75 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do better. Dallam County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Dalhart beats most towns.
7.1% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Dalhart is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,580 in 1910, 8,447 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dalhart, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Dalhart.
Dalhart has colder winter nights than almost anywhere else in Texas and fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
The nearest emergency room, Memorial Hospital, is 33.1 miles away in a straight line.
26% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Dalhart. Dalhart beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Dalhart.
| Dalhart | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Dalhart | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 12.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 25.9% | 19.1% |
| More smokers | 16.5% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Dalhart ISD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dalhart H S, with 481 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhart ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 523 | – |
| Dalhart H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 481 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
1.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Lake Rita Blanca Park, at 126 acres.
| Dalhart | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Rita Blanca Park | 0.5 mi | 126 |
| 2. Veteran's Memorial Park | 0.5 mi | 2 |
| 3. Swimming Pool Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.8 years of the county’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $198K) costs less against local pay than in 75% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. Values rose 7.1% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
Typical home values rose 7.1% in the year to September 2026.
| Dalhart | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,069 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 3,684 working residents takes 13.1 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
About one in 4 of Dalhart’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Dalhart fell to 2,263 in 2023, 404 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Amarillo (7%), Dumas (2%) and Lubbock (2%).
| Dalhart | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 28% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 20.9°, the #2 lowest of 1,859 Texas places with climate records; July afternoons average 92.2°. The Dalhart Muni Ap weather station records that 20 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, the #2 highest of 1,796 Texas places with climate records.
Dalhart has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Of the 642 Texas towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Dalhart. The July high in Dalhart is 92°F.
| Dalhart | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 21°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 15.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 72% of Texas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 103 to 56 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Dalhart’s violent crime rate is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Dalhart | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dalhart.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Dalhart; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Dalhart residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
6 notable people were born in Dalhart.
City in Texas, United States
Dalhart is a city in Dallam and Hartley Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and the county seat of Dallam County. Its population was 8,447 at the 2020 census.
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Dalhart grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #232 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, B for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
6 notable people were born here, including Frank Noel and Marilyn Hickey.