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Country around Rochelle is a rural area of about 754 people in McCulloch County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from San Angelo, TX and 109 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
754people
$255kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
280Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 754 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Austin, TX
- 77 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,608/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy 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
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (772 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to SJT airport
- 118 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,486 ft
- 234 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 77 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCulloch County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- 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.