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Country around Crane is a rural area of about 4,196 people in Crane County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Odessa, TX and 277 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $882 a month.
4,196people
$129kTypical home
$882/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
311Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,196 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 277 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 34 mi to Odessa, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$816/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 36 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (542 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MAF airport
- 225 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,530 ft
- 391 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 118 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 211 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 127 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 195 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crane County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk