TX area data
Sheppard Afb, TX
Sheppard Afb, TX.
Population: 6,362 (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
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- drought, hail, iceStorm, tornado, coldWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 64.0°F
- Average high
- 77.0°F
- Average low
- 52.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 28.7 in
- Annual snowfall
- 3.4 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 8
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 21
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Mean commute to work
- 10 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 81.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 43,210
- Average weekly wage
- $951
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 175
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