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Ballinger is a small town of 3,583 people in Runnels County, Texas. It's about 36 miles from San Angelo, TX and 164 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $986 a month.
3,583people
$109kTypical home
$986/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
280Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,583
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Austin, TX
- 36 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$690/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (496 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SJT airport
- 173 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,657 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Runnels County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk