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Fort Davis is a tiny town of 879 people in Jeff Davis County, Texas. It's about 128 miles from Odessa, TX and 330 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
879people
$256kTypical home
$1,282/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
5"Snow
306Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 879
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 81 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 128 mi to Odessa, TX
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,614/mo)
- Median rent $1,282/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (176 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 123 mi to CNM airport
- 170 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,938 ft
- 427 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 87 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 163 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 278 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 122 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jeff Davis County: R+21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.