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Country around Stanton is a rural area of about 3,867 people in Martin County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Midland, TX and 274 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $963 a month.
3,867people
$171kTypical home
$963/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
3"Snow
300Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,867 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 274 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 18 mi to Midland, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,078/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,913 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 43% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MAF airport
- 265 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,782 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 127 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 229 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 137 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+76 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk