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Sweetwater is a big small town of 10,385 people in Nolan County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from Abilene, TX and 213 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 $81k and rent runs about $907 a month.
10,385people
$81kTypical home
$907/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
295Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,385
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Dallas, TX
- 39 mi to Abilene, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$510/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 44 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
- Above-average violent crime (475 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,236 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to ABI airport
- 198 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 177 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,175 ft
- 342 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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