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Rotan is a small town of 1,204 people in Fisher County, Texas. It's about 51 miles from Abilene, TX and 215 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $604 a month.
1,204people
$54kTypical home
$604/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
4"Snow
295Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 595 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Dallas, TX
- 51 mi to Abilene, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$341/mo)
- Median rent $604/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°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
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to ABI airport
- 199 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 182 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,955 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fisher County: R+63 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk