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McCamey is a small town of 1,643 people in Upton County, Texas. It's about 52 miles from Odessa, TX and 249 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,643people
$96kTypical home
$1,176/moRent
96° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
311Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,643
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 811 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 52 mi to Odessa, TX
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $1,176/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (376 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MAF airport
- 249 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,441 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 113 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 240 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 108 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 197 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Upton County: R+77 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