Half commute less than 40 miles. Silverton’s income of the median household stands at $43,000, below both Texas’ towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Most working residents leave Silverton for work: only 13% work in town. Employers in Silverton added 28 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 98.

13%work in town

	Silverton	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$43,000	$69,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	13%	8.3%	8%
Average trip to work	28 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	13%	12%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Silverton13%

Amarillo8%

Canyon7%

Quitaque6%

Clarendon6%

40 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Silverton

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here98 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work13% work in Silverton Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 40 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Silverton’s kids attend

Public schools: Silverton ISD. Its one school is below. 204 students attend the town’s public school.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Silverton SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12	Grades PK–12	204	A⁻

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The districtsSILVERTON ISD Every school1 school · Silverton School Questions“Are Silverton’s schools good?”

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Climate

Silverton has four seasons and hot summers

The town’s typical July afternoon high stands at 93°F, below the Texas town median (95°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–54°

Spring46–73°

Summer66–91°

Fall48–73°

Oct 28

typical first frost

Apr 13

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 27°Rain & snow9″ of snow a winter · 22 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Silverton faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought

Households in Silverton have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2000. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 62% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 80% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 8% to hail.

62risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtHail

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Silverton Get ready88 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

More of Silverton’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

The share of adults in Silverton who smoke cigarettes: 16%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Silverton is ahead of Texas on 2 and behind on 17.

	Silverton	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	18%	13%	12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	44%	35%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	15%	14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	29%	24%	19%

31 measures vs. Texas

2 better12 too close to call17 worse

What stands out	Silverton	TX
Fewer binge drinkers	14.4%	17%
More adults treating high blood pressure	80.8%	74.1%
More adults with COPD	10.3%	5.7%

W J Mangold Memorial Hospital

25 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby25 miles to an ER · W J Mangold Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 2 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

In Silverton, 0.2% of the land is conserved

Parks and preserves in Silverton: one, of 1 acres.

0.2%conserved

0.2%

conserved · 1 of 643 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Silverton Municipal Park	—	1

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Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk1 acres · Silverton Municipal Park Conserved land0.2% conserved · 1 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Silverton?”

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Everything we know about Silverton

18pages on Silverton

The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than TX on 2 of 31 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$43K median household income · 98 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 62% of U.S. communities · drought

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions6 nearby · Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway 15 mi LibraryCaprock Public Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1891 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 213 residents Climate93° summer highs · 9″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 79257 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Silverton; the nearest are

Wayland Baptist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Plainview31.2 mi$23,782 tuition Clarendon CollegeCommunity college · Public · Clarendon39.9 mi$3,720 in-state tuition West Texas A & M UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Canyon49.5 mi$9,101 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Silverton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

87% of working residents leave Silverton for work

Where Silverton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

98jobs based in Silverton

13%of working residents work in town

40 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Silverton

City in Texas, United States

Silverton is a city in and the county seat of Briscoe County, Texas, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census.

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Area: 1.0 sq mi
Elevation: 3,278 ft
ZIP code: 79257
Area code: 806

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