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Stanton is a small town of 2,638 people in Martin County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Midland, TX and 268 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $977 a month.
2,638people
$100kTypical home
$977/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
3"Snow
300Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,638
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,326 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 20 mi to Midland, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,932 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 50% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MAF airport
- 267 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,681 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 123 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 235 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 141 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+76 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk