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Fort Stockton is a big small town of 8,278 people in Pecos County, Texas. It's about 75 miles from Odessa, TX and 278 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $974 a month.
8,278people
$200kTypical home
$974/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
300Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,278
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,492 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 75 mi to Odessa, TX
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,259/mo)
- Median rent $974/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (171 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to MAF airport
- 216 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,982 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 114 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 218 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 150 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 229 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 76 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pecos County: R+45 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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