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Colorado City is a small town of 3,976 people in Mitchell County, Texas. It's about 65 miles from Abilene, TX and 234 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $524 a month.
3,976people
$70kTypical home
$524/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
2"Snow
295Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,976
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 746 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Austin, TX
- 65 mi to Abilene, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$438/mo)
- Median rent $524/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to ABI airport
- 225 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,146 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.