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Country around Terlingua is a rural area of about 641 people in Presidio County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 190 miles from Odessa, TX and 306 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $448 a month.
641people
$111kTypical home
$448/moRent
99° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
309Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 641 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 306 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 190 mi to Odessa, TX
- 140 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $448/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 309 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
- 56 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 91 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 197 mi to MAF airport
- 236 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,127 ft
- 378 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 195 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 58 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 271 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 190 mi to the nearest vet
- 140 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Presidio County: D+30 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.