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Crane is a small town of 2,640 people in Crane County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from Odessa, TX and 264 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $872 a month.
2,640people
$165kTypical home
$872/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
311Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,640
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,505 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 34 mi to Odessa, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (257 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (371 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MAF airport
- 239 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,589 ft
- 378 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 132 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 224 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 113 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 195 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crane County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk