TX area data
Rainbow, TX
Rainbow, TX.
Population: 1,001 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Rainbow, TX is $480,000. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low. Cost of living is 2.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$480,000
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $480,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 3
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-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)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low · tornado: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 93% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 85.5%
- 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
- 65.0°F
- Average high
- 78.0°F
- Average low
- 53.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 37.2 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8a (extreme annual low 10 to 15°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Waco Mammoth National Monument (56 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 66
- Nearest airport
- Pastrana Ranch Airport (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field (FWH) (37 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 31
- Hospitals include
- JPS HEALTH NETWORK, TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST FORT WORTH, BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Housing built before 1970
- 25.4%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 11.5%
- Median annual property tax
- $2,724
- Households with broadband internet
- 71.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,073
- Average weekly wage
- $1,468
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 27
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 Rainbow, TX?
- $480,000.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Rainbow, TX?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level).
- What is the wildfire risk in Rainbow, TX?
- 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 Rainbow, TX?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Rainbow, TX?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Rainbow, TX?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.1 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
ZIP code for Rainbow
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