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Rankin is a small town of 1,087 people in Upton County, Texas. It's about 51 miles from Odessa, TX and 237 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $564 a month.
1,087people
$127kTypical home
$564/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
301Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,087
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,030 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 51 mi to Odessa, TX
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$801/mo)
- Median rent $564/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (142 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 38 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (376 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to MAF airport
- 238 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,526 ft
- 352 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 112 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 90 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 184 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Upton County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk