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Country around Sierra Blanca is a rural area of about 1,198 people in Hudspeth County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from El Paso, TX and 335 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,198people
$63kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
314Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,198 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 335 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 79 mi to El Paso, TX
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$399/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to ELP airport
- 75 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,692 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 278 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest dog park
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hudspeth County: R+47 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.