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Mingus is a tiny town of 380 people in Palo Pinto County, Texas. It's about 77 miles from Abilene, TX and 98 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $850 a month.
380people
$82kTypical home
$850/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
278Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 380
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 245 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Dallas, TX
- 77 mi to Abilene, TX
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$518/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,758 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MWL airport
- 84 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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