TX area data
Terlingua, TX
Terlingua, TX.
Population: 641 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Terlingua, TX is $111,200. 1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with drought, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$111,200
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $111,200
- 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
- 27
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)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- BIG BEND H S
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- drought, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Moderate · wildfire: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 89% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 64.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 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)
- Annual precipitation
- 13.4 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 231
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 94
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 112
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Big Bend National Park (37 mi)
- National parks include
- Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River
- Airports within 30 mi
- 15
- Nearest airport
- Mayhew Ranch Number 1 Airport (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- BIG BEND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,997
- Housing built before 1970
- 11.9%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 45.1%
- Median annual property tax
- $950
- Households with broadband internet
- 62.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,109
- Average weekly wage
- $850
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 7
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the median home value in Terlingua, TX?
- $111,200.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Terlingua, TX?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in Terlingua, TX?
- Risk to homes is higher than 89% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Terlingua, TX?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Terlingua, TX?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Terlingua, TX?
- 1 schools (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in Terlingua, TX?
- Good. Median AQI: 43. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Terlingua, TX?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.1 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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