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Country around Marathon is a rural area of about 285 people in Brewster County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 135 miles from Odessa, TX and 273 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $839 a month.
285people
$240kTypical home
$839/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 285 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 135 mi to Odessa, TX
- 100 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (176 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (84 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 142 mi to MAF airport
- 234 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,570 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 178 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 231 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 136 mi to the nearest vet
- 100 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brewster County: R+13 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.