TX area data
Penelope, TX
Penelope, TX.
Population: 344 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $220,026
- 1-year appreciation
- -3.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- -1.2%
- All-time peak (2025-01)
- $238,113
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.5 (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
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, drought, hail, iceStorm, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 67.3°F
- Average high
- 78.3°F
- Average low
- 56.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 37.9 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.7 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Waco Mammoth National Monument (23 mi)
- Nearest airport
- The Landing Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Waco Regional Airport (ACT) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +377 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,973
- Median annual property tax
- $2,000
- Households with broadband internet
- 39.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,944
- Average weekly wage
- $1,050
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 16
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