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Monahans is a big small town of 7,452 people in Ward County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Odessa, TX and 311 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,452people
$161kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
97° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
310Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,452
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 258 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 46 mi to Odessa, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,014/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (167 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 44 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,694 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MAF airport
- 194 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,720 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 85 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 177 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 143 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 190 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ward County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk