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Andrews is a big small town of 13,468 people in Andrews County, Texas. It's about 33 miles from Odessa, TX and 310 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,468people
$196kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
308Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,468
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,938 people per sq mi
- 310 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 33 mi to Odessa, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (805 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MAF airport
- 227 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,183 ft
- 430 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 101 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 45 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 136 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Andrews County: R+73 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