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Rowena is a tiny town of 199 people in Runnels County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from San Angelo, TX and 165 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $847 a month.
199people
$158kTypical home
$847/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
284Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- Part of a metro area
- About 247 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Austin, TX
- 28 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$997/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (154 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (466 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SJT airport
- 173 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,772 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Runnels 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
- 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.