Area data
Afton, TX — ZIP 79220
Population: 225 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 79220 (Afton, TX) is $116,700. 1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with drought the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$116,700
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $116,700
- House Price Index (state)
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- PATTON SPRINGS SCHOOL
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- drought
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively High · hail: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Low · wildfire: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 93% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 68.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 64.0°F
- Average high
- 78.0°F
- Average low
- 49.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 23.1 in
- Annual snowfall
- 5.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 8
- Nearest airport
- Travis Field Airport (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Hospitals include
- STONEWALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT, W J MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CROSBYTON CLINIC HOSPITAL
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.2 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,973
- Housing built before 1970
- 43.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 21.5%
- Households with broadband internet
- 65.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 263
- Average weekly wage
- $851
- Top industries (by employment)
- Finance & Insurance, Health Care, Agriculture
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 79220?
- $116,700.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 79220?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 79220?
- Risk to homes is higher than 93% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 79220?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 79220?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 79220?
- 1 schools (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 79220?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.1 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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