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Country around Coleman is a rural area of about 4,981 people in Coleman County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Abilene, TX and 150 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $708 a month.
4,981people
$90kTypical home
$708/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
280Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,981 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Austin, TX
- 42 mi to Abilene, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$567/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (728 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ABI airport
- 159 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,837 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coleman County: R+79 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