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Barstow is a tiny town of 198 people in Ward County, Texas. It's about 68 miles from Odessa, TX and 321 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
198people
$166kTypical home
$1,118/moRent
98° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
310Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 301 people per sq mi
- 321 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 68 mi to Odessa, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,045/mo)
- Median rent $1,118/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (167 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 50 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,001 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to MAF airport
- 177 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,579 ft
- 431 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 163 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 210 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ward County: R+66 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
- Moderate 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.