TX area data
Plains, TX
Plains, TX.
Population: 1,660 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $186,049
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- -9.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- -14.7%
- All-time peak (2021-11)
- $227,911
- 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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, coldWave, hail, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 61.0°F
- Average high
- 76.0°F
- Average low
- 46.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 19.9 in
- Annual snowfall
- 5.6 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Yoakum County Airport (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) (39 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -76 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,981
- Median annual property tax
- $891
- Households with broadband internet
- 79.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,463
- Average weekly wage
- $1,670
- Top industries (by employment)
- Mining, Construction, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1
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