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Study Butte is a tiny town of 114 people in Brewster County, Texas. It's about 190 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 302 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
114people
$227kTypical home
$1,286/moRent
99° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
309Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 114
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 24 people per sq mi
- 302 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 190 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- 142 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,431/mo)
- Median rent $1,286/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 309 sunny days a year (174 totally clear)
- 56 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 74 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (84 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 197 mi to MAF airport
- 240 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,585 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 190 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 61 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 267 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 190 mi to the nearest vet
- 142 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brewster County: R+13 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.