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Country around Breckenridge is a rural area of about 8,629 people in Stephens County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Abilene, TX and 123 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $845 a month.
8,629people
$104kTypical home
$845/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
278Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,629 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Dallas, TX
- 55 mi to Abilene, TX
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (930 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MWL airport
- 108 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 309 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephens County: R+79 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk