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Country around Roscoe is a rural area of about 1,798 people in Nolan County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Abilene, TX and 221 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,798people
$110kTypical home
$1,254/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
295Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,798 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 221 mi to Austin, TX
- 49 mi to Abilene, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$693/mo)
- Median rent $1,254/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (422 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,072 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to ABI airport
- 208 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 186 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,408 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 139 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nolan County: R+59 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk