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Country around Carbon is a rural area of about 726 people in Eastland County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Abilene, TX and 128 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $2k a month.
726people
$148kTypical home
$1,571/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
278Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 726 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Dallas, TX
- 54 mi to Abilene, TX
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $1,571/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (827 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to ABI airport
- 116 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,542 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eastland County: R+78 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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