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Marathon is a tiny town of 283 people in Brewster County, Texas. It's about 126 miles from Odessa, TX and 287 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $839 a month.
283people
$240kTypical home
$839/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 283
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 54 people per sq mi
- 287 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 126 mi to Odessa, TX
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (176 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (84 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 134 mi to MAF airport
- 216 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,137 ft
- 381 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 225 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 187 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 244 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 127 mi to the nearest vet
- 83 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brewster County: R+13 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.