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Country around Alpine is a rural area of about 7,853 people in Brewster County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 138 miles from Odessa, TX and 310 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $902 a month.
7,853people
$229kTypical home
$902/moRent
88° / 58°Summer / winter
3"Snow
306Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,853 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 310 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 138 mi to Odessa, TX
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (84 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 146 mi to MAF airport
- 197 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,355 ft
- 402 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 206 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 190 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 267 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 139 mi to the nearest vet
- 82 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brewster County: R+13 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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