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Cross Plains is a small town of 1,019 people in Callahan County, Texas. It's about 40 miles from Abilene, TX and 147 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $720 a month.
1,019people
$80kTypical home
$720/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
288Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,019
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 849 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Dallas, TX
- 40 mi to Abilene, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $720/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (667 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ABI airport
- 135 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,752 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Callahan County: R+78 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk