TX area data
Prairie Lea, TX
Prairie Lea, TX.
Population: 835 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $201,423
- 1-year appreciation
- -2.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- -14.2%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $265,717
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- -4.6%
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
- strongWind, drought, hail, inlandFlooding, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 69.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 58.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 34.2 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (34 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Fentress Airpark (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- San Marcos Regional Airport (12 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
- +441 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,991
- Median annual property tax
- $3,105
- Households with broadband internet
- 12.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,064
- Average weekly wage
- $958
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 263
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