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Country around Colorado City is a rural area of about 7,834 people in Mitchell County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from San Angelo, TX and 234 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $569 a month.
7,834people
$89kTypical home
$569/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
2"Snow
295Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,834 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Austin, TX
- 67 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$560/mo)
- Median rent $569/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to SJT airport
- 230 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 174 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,113 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 281 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 136 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.