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Country around Coahoma is a rural area of about 1,811 people in Howard County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Midland, TX and 254 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,811people
$264kTypical home
$1,152/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
3"Snow
300Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,811 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Austin, TX
- 57 mi to Midland, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,667/mo)
- Median rent $1,152/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 52% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to MAF airport
- 248 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,359 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 261 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: R+63 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.