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Mineral Wells is a small city of 15,244 people in Palo Pinto County, Texas. It's about 76 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,244people
$161kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
278Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,244
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 747 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Dallas, TX
- 76 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,480 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MWL airport
- 61 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 981 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Palo Pinto County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk