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Country around Van Horn is a rural area of about 2,177 people in Culberson County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 112 miles from El Paso, TX and 364 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,177people
$79kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
3"Snow
308Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,177 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 364 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 112 mi to El Paso, TX
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$500/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 103 mi to CNM airport
- 108 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,541 ft
- 400 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 101 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 288 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 72 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Culberson County: R+17 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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