Alpine
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Local news
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Alpine album
Outdoors in Alpine
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About Alpine
City in Texas, United StatesAlpine ( AL-pyne) is a city in and the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,035 at the 2020 census. The town has an elevation of 4,462 feet (1,360 m), and the surrounding mountain peaks are over 1 mile (1.6 km) above sea level. Sul Ross State University, a hospital, library, and retail make Alpine the center of the sprawling 12,000 square miles (3,108,000 ha) wide-open Big Bend area (combined population 12,500) including Brewster, Presidio, and Jeff Davis Counties.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
How Alpine ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Alpine
The typical Alpine home is worth about $252,000, down 1.1% in a year, 16% below the Texas typical home.
Safety in Alpine
Safety Grade A+
Alpine reports less crime per resident than 96% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Alpine
Full picture →49% of Alpine’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Marfa (4%), Odessa (3%) and Midland (3%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
Health in Alpine
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 71% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 94% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Alpine
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Alpine
Full climate →Alpine has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Alpine
All Alpine schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Alpine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
Alpine is a college town
Colleges →of Alpine’s residents are enrolled in college. Sul Ross State University has about 1,048 students on campus.
Alpine’s library
Library details →Where Alpine is
Explore map →
Location map