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Winters is a small town of 2,405 people in Runnels County, Texas. It's about 37 miles from Abilene, TX and 173 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $55k and rent runs about $600 a month.
2,405people
$55kTypical home
$600/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
280Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,405
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,020 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Austin, TX
- 37 mi to Abilene, TX
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $55k (≈$347/mo)
- Median rent $600/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (430 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ABI airport
- 182 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,828 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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