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Country around Fort Stockton is a rural area of about 13,357 people in Pecos County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Odessa, TX and 274 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $937 a month.
13,357people
$175kTypical home
$937/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
300Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 13,357 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 274 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 81 mi to Odessa, TX
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (171 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (423 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 89 mi to MAF airport
- 220 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,199 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 108 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 225 mi to the nearest ski area
- 53 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 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
- 150 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 226 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 82 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pecos County: R+45 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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