Lake TanglewoodTX
A town of 734, settled in 1980.
Is Lake Tanglewood a good place to live?
Lake Tanglewood’s median age is 61.8 years, where Texas’ towns sit at 35.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 10 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower January low than Lake Tanglewood. Lake Tanglewood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
734 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lake Tanglewood: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Tanglewood, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Tanglewood.
Lake Tanglewood stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its households who own their home
97% of households own their home in Lake Tanglewood, above both Texas’ towns (69%) and U.S. towns (73%). Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The FEMA risk score in Lake Tanglewood is higher than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
The FEMA risk score in Lake Tanglewood is 87 of 100. Since 1978, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Tanglewood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Lake Tanglewood’s working residents commute to Amarillo
Most working residents leave Lake Tanglewood for work: only 0% work in town. Lake Tanglewood’s median household income is $121,000. The top destinations are Amarillo (53%), Canyon (12%) and Lubbock (4%).
| Lake Tanglewood | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Tanglewood has four seasons and hot summers
Lake Tanglewood has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 24° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lake Tanglewood is
Lake Tanglewood beats the Texas average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Lake Tanglewood. Among 642 Texas towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Lake Tanglewood.
| Lake Tanglewood | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 74% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Lake Tanglewood | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.3% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.6% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Palo Duro Canyon and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Tanglewood. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Canyon & gorgePalo Duro Canyon
10 mi MuseumAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
13 mi Theme parkWonderland Park
36 mi National MonumentAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument8K visitors a year
9 mi MuseumPanhandle–Plains Historical Museum
12 mi MuseumDon Harrington Discovery CenterPhoto credits
Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Who What Where Nguyen Why~commonswiki assum, Public domain · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Lake Tanglewood
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Tanglewood
About 3 of every 100 Lake Tanglewood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Lake Tanglewood for work
Where Lake Tanglewood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Tanglewood
Village in Texas, United States
Lake Tanglewood is a village in Randall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Tanglewood had a population of 686. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas, metropolitan statistical area.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,474 ft
Questions about Lake Tanglewood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Tanglewood, TX a good place to live?
Lake Tanglewood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.