Andrews is a city in and the county seat of Andrews County in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Andrews sits to the far southwest within the Texas Panhandle's plains, about 30 miles east of New Mexico. Andrews was incorporated on February 2, 1937. Both the city and county were named for Richard Andrews, the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution. The population was 13,487 as of 2020.

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How Andrews ranks

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#93Most walkable in TX #175Fastest growing in TX #196Shortest commute in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code79714

Area code432

Living in Andrews

Housing in Andrews

$267K▲ 7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Andrews home is worth about $267,000, up 7% in a year, 11% below the Texas typical home.

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Safety in Andrews

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Andrews reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 61% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Andrews 2.1

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Andrews 7.7

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Andrews

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About one in 3 of Andrews’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Midland (10%), Odessa (9%) and Lubbock (2%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Midland

10%

Odessa

Lubbock

West Odessa

35%Work in townlive and work in Andrews 32 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 5,603Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Andrews

Health Grade C

Healthier than 34% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

5worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 11 close Habits all close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 1▼ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

25.6%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse 15.4%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse 25.4%More adults in fair or poor healthTX 21.8% · worse

Care nearby

Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County HoAndrews · 1.2 mi · ER

Ector County Hospital District/Mch Healthy Kids ClinicOdessa · 32.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Andrews · CMS · HRSAHealth in Andrews →

Natural hazards in Andrews

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 6% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🧊 Hail🌪️ Tornadoes

0Does Andrews flood?no paid flood claims on record NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 10 declared for Andrews County

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Climate in Andrews

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Andrews has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

59° / 31°Winter

79° / 49°Spring

94° / 68°Summer

77° / 50°Fall

How much snow does Andrews get?About 2 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 14, with the last in spring around Mar 18.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.4° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Andrews

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School Grade B

The public schools Andrews’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#241Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictANDREWS ISDSchools6

Clearfork ElElementary · Grades PK–1 · 721 students Devonian El BElementary · Grades 2–3 · 649 students Underwood El BElementary · Grades 4–5 · 638 students Andrews Middle BMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 970 students Andrews H S B+High · Grades 9–12 · 1,193 students Andrews Education Center DHigh · Grades 9–12 · 38 students

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.