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Ackerly is a tiny town of 384 people in Martin County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Midland, TX and 280 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $971 a month.
384people
$75kTypical home
$971/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
4"Snow
300Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 384
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,235 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Austin, TX
- 42 mi to Midland, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$470/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,913 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 56% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MAF airport
- 273 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,802 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 116 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 234 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+76 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.