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Alpine is a big small town of 6,014 people in Brewster County, Texas. It's about 131 miles from Odessa, TX and 314 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $891 a month.
6,014people
$220kTypical home
$891/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
2"Snow
306Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,014
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,246 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 131 mi to Odessa, TX
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,386/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (176 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (58 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 139 mi to MAF airport
- 189 mi to ELP (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,456 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 182 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 270 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 131 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Brewster County: R+13 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk