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Kermit is a big small town of 5,689 people in Winkler County, Texas. It's about 44 miles from Odessa, TX and 318 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,689people
$152kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
310Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,689
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,246 people per sq mi
- 318 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 44 mi to Odessa, TX
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$956/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (167 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (624 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to MAF airport
- 193 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,861 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 131 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 178 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winkler County: R+71 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk