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Comanche is a small town of 4,295 people in Comanche County, Texas. It's about 77 miles from Abilene, TX and 122 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 $126k and rent runs about $885 a month.
4,295people
$126kTypical home
$885/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,295
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 942 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Austin, TX
- 77 mi to Abilene, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$793/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,284 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to MWL airport
- 114 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,388 ft
- 248 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Comanche County: R+74 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk