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Country around Woodson is a rural area of about 743 people in Throckmorton County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Abilene, TX and 133 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $842 a month.
743people
$103kTypical home
$842/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 743 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Dallas, TX
- 58 mi to Abilene, TX
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 33 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to ABI airport
- 116 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,273 ft
- 328 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Throckmorton County: R+83 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk