TX area data
Balmorhea, TX
Balmorhea, TX.
Population: 629 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, strongWind, winterWeather
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Fort Davis National Historic Site (58 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Worsham Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Winkler County Airport (INK) (35 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,970
- Median annual property tax
- $819
- Mean commute to work
- 13 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 48.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,044
- Average weekly wage
- $1,561
- Top industries (by employment)
- Mining, Construction, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 30
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