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Big Spring is a small city of 23,975 people in Howard County, Texas. It's about 40 miles from Midland, TX and 258 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,975people
$140kTypical home
$1,050/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
2"Snow
300Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,975
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,252 people per sq mi
- 258 mi to Austin, TX
- 40 mi to Midland, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$884/mo)
- Median rent $1,050/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (842 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,419 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MAF airport
- 259 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,526 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 104 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 134 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: R+63 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk