Randall County, Texas
Canyon Real Estate and Local Guide
County seat and college town in the Texas Panhandle, home to West Texas A&M University and serving as the gateway to Palo Duro Canyon within the Amarillo metropolitan area.
Living in Canyon
Known as the Gateway to Palo Duro Canyon, the Grand Canyon of Texas. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $68,233 median household
EducationAbout 43% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyRandall County
Homes in Canyon
Owner-occupiedAbout 54% of occupied housing units
Single-family housesAbout 64% of homes
- The median owner-occupied home is valued at about $218,300.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Canyon home
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Major regional history museum on the West Texas A&M University campus
TEXAS Outdoor Musical
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Outdoor musical drama staged in nearby Palo Duro Canyon
Tex Randall statue
Source: en.wikipedia.org
47-foot-tall cowboy statue beside U.S. Route 60, built in 1959 and made an official city landmark in 2017
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Source: tpwd.texas.gov
Roughly 28,000-acre state park about 12 miles east, called the Grand Canyon of Texas
Canyon city parks
Source: canyontx.gov
About 300 acres of parkland including Conner Park, Paul Lindsey Park, Hunsley Park, and Canyon East Park