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Country around Paint Rock is a rural area of about 1,111 people in Concho County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from San Angelo, TX and 151 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,111people
$135kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
280Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,111 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Austin, TX
- 31 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$853/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SJT airport
- 158 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,709 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Concho County: R+74 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate 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.