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Country around Pecos is a rural area of about 11,987 people in Reeves County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Odessa, TX and 330 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 62°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $988 a month.
11,987people
$120kTypical home
$988/moRent
98° / 62°Summer / winter
2"Snow
310Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 11,987 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 80 mi to Odessa, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (167 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 50 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to CNM airport
- 167 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,674 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 164 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 160 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 219 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 76 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reeves County: R+37 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk