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Fort Hancock is a small town of 1,345 people in Hudspeth County, Texas. It's about 52 miles from El Paso, TX and 301 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $623 a month.
1,345people
$53kTypical home
$623/moRent
96° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
314Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,345
- Part of a metro area
- About 71 people per sq mi
- 301 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 52 mi to El Paso, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$333/mo)
- Median rent $623/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 46% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to ELP airport
- 48 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,524 ft
- 367 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 270 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hudspeth County: R+47 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.