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Fritch’s story
98 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2024.
- 1928Fritch is settled
FritchTX
A town of 1,751, settled in 1928.
Photo: Barbara Brannon · CC BY 2.0
Population
1,751
2025 Census estimate · −5.2% since 2020
Typical home
$144K
+6.4% in a year
Household income
$89K
median
Median age
38.8
years
Jobs based here
146
A commuter town
Is Fritch a good place to live?
Fritch’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 56 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on hazard risk. Fritch is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 68% of U.S. towns. Fritch has 2 places on the National Register. Fritch has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Fritch stand out
Where Fritch beats most towns.
A shrinking town
Fritch has shrunk 17% since 2010
2,117 counted in 2010 and 1,859 in 2020; an estimated 1,751 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Fritch grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Fritch is from typical.
Hazard riskcold waves tops the listDOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 0.9% of households have no car; 12.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →Jobs & income$89K median household incomeB+Open →SchoolsB−Open →HealthGolden Plains Community Hospital 10.5 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 2% conserved landC+Open →History1 notable person born hereD−Open →Civic life1.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.8; 14% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 10 attractions →Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fritch. Close and well known come first.
5 mi National MonumentAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument8K visitors a year
in town National Recreation AreaLake Meredith National Recreation Area1.0M visitors a year
33 mi MuseumAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
31 mi Theme parkWonderland Park
35 mi MuseumDon Harrington Discovery Center
34 mi MuseumAmarillo Museum of ArtSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: NPS, Public domain · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amarillo Museum of Art: Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Fritch: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fritch, and how to reach them.
PowerXcel Energy13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFritch Municipal Water SupplyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fritch’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHutchinson County Early Voting ClerkHutchinson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2018
ZIP code7903679036 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fritch.
HousingCost of living grade A−
Homes in Fritch are worth about $144K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Fritch home is worth about $144,000, up 6.4% in a year, 51% below the Texas typical home. 88% of households own their home in Fritch, above both Texas’ towns (69%) and U.S. towns (73%).
$144KZillow home value
| Fritch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,100 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Fritch$144K
Texas$296K
+6.4%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsB−
Fritch’s public schools trail 55% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Sanford-Fritch ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
45%of TX districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford-Fritch ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 344 | B |
| Sanford-Fritch H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 236 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Cold waves leads a very high hazard risk in Fritch
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesWildfireTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fritch’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Fritch for work: only 4% work in town. 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Fritch, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Fritch has lost 79 jobs, to 146 in 2023.
4%work in town
| Fritch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Fritch4%
Borger23%
Amarillo22%
Canyon3%
Dumas2%
27 mi
median commute distance
146
jobs based in Fritch
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Fritch has four seasons and hot summers
Fritch has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Fritch’s July high is 94°F.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–53°
Spring44–73°
Summer66–92°
Fall47–73°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Less healthy than 55% of U.S. towns
Fritch beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
45%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Fritch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
31 measures vs. Texas
7 better18 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Fritch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.8% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 6.1% |
Golden Plains Community Hospital
10.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.1%conserved
| Fritch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
2.1%
conserved · 21 of 1,037 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fritch Community Park | 0.4 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fritch
19pages on Fritch
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fritch
About 7 of every 100 Fritch residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Fritch for work
Where Fritch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
146jobs based in Fritch
4%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Fritch
City in Texas, United States
Fritch is a city in Moore and Hutchinson Counties, Texas, United States. The population was 1,859 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,196 ft
- ZIP code
- 79036
- Area code
- 806
Questions about Fritch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fritch, TX expensive?
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 A−.