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Country around Marfa is a rural area of about 2,633 people in Presidio County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 182 miles from El Paso, TX and 355 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $463 a month.
2,633people
$289kTypical home
$463/moRent
88° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
303Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,633 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 355 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 182 mi to El Paso, TX
- 118 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,824/mo)
- Median rent $463/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 303 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 62 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 73 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 13% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 9 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 171 mi to CNM airport
- 178 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,168 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 171 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Texas districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 53 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 314 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 150 mi to the nearest vet
- 118 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Presidio County: D+30 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- 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.