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Country around Seminole is a rural area of about 17,342 people in Gaines County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Midland, TX and 334 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $854 a month.
17,342people
$219kTypical home
$854/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
5"Snow
308Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 17,342 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 334 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 58 mi to Midland, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,382/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 42% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HOB airport
- 222 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,343 ft
- 453 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 93 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gaines County: R+83 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk