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Marfa is a small town of 2,482 people in Presidio County, Texas. It's about 147 miles from Odessa, TX and 335 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $461 a month.
2,482people
$251kTypical home
$461/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
5"Snow
308Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,482
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,529 people per sq mi
- 335 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 147 mi to Odessa, TX
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,585/mo)
- Median rent $461/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (9 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 141 mi to CNM airport
- 173 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,695 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 167 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 291 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 132 mi to the nearest vet
- 81 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Presidio County: D+30 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- 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.