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Country around Mason is a rural area of about 3,532 people in Mason County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from San Angelo, TX and 94 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $800 a month.
3,532people
$292kTypical home
$800/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,532 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Austin, TX
- 87 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,844/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to SJT airport
- 93 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,742 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Texas districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+65 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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