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Melvin is a tiny town of 114 people in McCulloch County, Texas. It's about 54 miles from San Angelo, TX and 125 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $43k and rent runs about $806 a month.
114people
$43kTypical home
$806/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
280Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 114
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 246 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Austin, TX
- 54 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $43k (≈$273/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (772 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to SJT airport
- 133 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,834 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 86 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCulloch County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate 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.