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Paint Rock is a tiny town of 350 people in Concho County, Texas. It's about 31 miles from San Angelo, TX and 154 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $61k and rent runs about $765 a month.
350people
$61kTypical home
$765/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
280Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 350
- Part of a metro area
- About 213 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Austin, TX
- 31 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $61k (≈$385/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Somewhat humid 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
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SJT airport
- 162 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,618 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Concho County: R+74 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very 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.