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Gardendale is a small town of 1,544 people in Ector County, Texas. It's about 9 miles from Odessa, TX and 288 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,544people
$409kTypical home
$1,259/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
2"Snow
308Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,544
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 135 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 9 mi to Odessa, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,259/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,553 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MAF airport
- 236 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,946 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 115 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 206 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 153 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ector County: R+53 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.