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Country around Strawn is a rural area of about 997 people in Palo Pinto County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Abilene, TX and 100 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $655 a month.
997people
$200kTypical home
$655/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 997 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Dallas, TX
- 74 mi to Abilene, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,258/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,758 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MWL airport
- 86 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,440 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Palo Pinto County: R+67 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
- High 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.