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Roscoe is a small town of 1,425 people in Nolan County, Texas. It's about 46 miles from Abilene, TX and 220 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,425people
$91kTypical home
$1,263/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
295Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,425
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 442 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Dallas, TX
- 46 mi to Abilene, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $1,263/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 295 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 70 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (702 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to ABI airport
- 206 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 184 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,375 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 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
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 136 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nolan County: R+59 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk