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Country around Kermit is a rural area of about 6,034 people in Winkler County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Odessa, TX and 315 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,034people
$154kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
310Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,034 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 315 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 42 mi to Odessa, TX
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (167 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MAF airport
- 195 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,858 ft
- 430 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 131 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 179 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winkler County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk