Winters, Texas

City in Runnels County · population 2,345 (2020 Census)

Median home: $55,100
Household income: $48,590
Jan low / Jul high: 27° / 95°
Snow a year: 1 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 18
Median age: 34.2

Winters is a city of 2,345 people in Runnels County, Texas. The median home is worth $55,100, below the typical Texas town ($184,100). It ranks more of a college town than 97% of Texas towns, better transit than 80% of Texas towns, more walkable than 76% of Texas towns.

Winters in our rankings:

#18 in The 25 Most Affordable Small Towns in Texas

How Winters ranks

Percentile among Texas towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Texas towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Winters is worth $55,100, below the typical Texas town ($184,100). Homes cost about 1.1 times the median household income of $48,590, which is more affordable than 99% of Texas towns. Median rent is $600 a month. 62.9% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Texas towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Winters	Typical Texas town
Median home value	$55,100	$184,100
Median rent	$600	$1,086
Median household income	$48,590	$65,842
Home value ÷ income	1.1×	2.9×
Homeownership	62.9%	72.9%
Median year built	1958	1985
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Winters

People	Winters	Typical Texas town
Median age	34.2	37.1
Age 65 and over	14.1%	15.6%
Under 18	29.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	18.9%
Below the poverty line	19.0%	13.1%
Veterans	6.4%	—
Born outside the U.S.	4.0%	—
Work from home	4.6%	7.8%
Average commute	29.4 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	90.1%	89.2%

Weather in Winters

July highs average 95.1°F and January lows 27.4°F. About 25.0 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 1.1 inches of snow (typical Texas town: 0.2 in). Expect about 103 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 60 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Wingate station (10.9 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Winters since 1950, compared with 21 for the typical Texas town. 8 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on March 14, 1982 about 0.3 miles from the town center. The most recent was on May 19, 2017.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 66 times; the largest was 4.50 inches on June 12, 2014.

Severe weather in Runnels County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Runnels County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Runnels County has been included in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, drought, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
February 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
March 25, 2020	Biological	DR-4485: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3458: Covid-19
March 14, 2008	Fire	EM-3284: Wildfires

Jobs and pay in Runnels County

Runnels County had 3,047 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $50,873 a year. Unemployment was 3.9% in 2023; in Winters itself the ACS puts it at 3.7%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Winters

3 public schools with 535 students, about 10.7 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
WINTERS EL	PK-6	325	12.5
WINTERS H S	9-12	141	7.8
WINTERS J H	7-8	69	11.5

Towns near Winters

Ballinger, TX
14.5 mi · 3,619 people · home $109,400
Bronte, TX
20.2 mi · 933 people · home $146,900
Tuscola, TX
20.4 mi · 850 people · home $191,000
Buffalo Gap, TX
24.2 mi · 543 people · home $201,300
Miles, TX
27.5 mi · 875 people · home $203,800

Winters questions

Is Winters, Texas a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Winters scores better for retirees than 35% of Texas towns and quieter than 26%. 14.1% of residents are 65 or older (median age 34.2).

How much does a house cost in Winters?

The median owner-occupied home in Winters is valued at $55,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $48,590, so homes cost about 1.1 times income. Median rent is $600 a month.

What is the weather like in Winters?

July highs average 95.1°F and January lows 27.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 25.0 inches of precipitation a year and 1.1 inches of snow.

Does Winters get tornadoes?

18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Winters since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on March 14, 1982. The typical Texas town has had 21.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Winters's Census boundary (GEOID 4879876). Comparisons use the median of Texas towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.