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Balmorhea is a tiny town of 456 people in Reeves County, Texas. It's about 103 miles from Odessa, TX and 329 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $981 a month.
456people
$54kTypical home
$981/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
306Sunny days
29Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 889 people per sq mi
- 329 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 103 mi to Odessa, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$343/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (176 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 29 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to CNM airport
- 165 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,199 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 175 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 159 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 249 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 103 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reeves County: R+37 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.