CraneTX
A town of 2,640, settled in 1908. Nearly 4.1% of it is conserved land.
What makes Crane stand out
The 3 things Crane does most differently from other towns.
88% of working residents leave Crane for work
Where Crane’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Crane’s report card
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Upcoming events
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The data
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4.1% of Crane is conserved land
1.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crane County Park | 0.5 mi | 34 |
Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns
Crane beats the Texas average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Crane | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 29% | 19.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.3% | 12.5% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 28.6% | 21.8% |
A typical Crane home is worth about $202K
The typical Crane home is worth about $202,000, up 1.6% in a year, 32% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.
Less crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns
Crane reports less crime per resident than 81% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
About one in eight working residents works right in Crane
Most working residents leave Crane for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Odessa (16%), Midland (10%) and West Odessa (3%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
Where working residents work
Mild winters, hot summers
Crane has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Crane’s public schools outperform 46% of Texas districts
The public schools Crane’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane El | PK–5 | 625 | C+ |
| Crane Middle | 6–8 | 261 | C+ |
| Crane H S | 9–12 | 347 | A |
About Crane
City in Texas, United States
Crane is a city in and the county seat of Crane County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,478 as of 2020. An oil boomtown since the 1920s, Crane is still in the center of a prominent oil-producing region. It is the only significant town in sparsely populated Crane County, and contains the only post office in the county.
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- Established
- 1908
- Population
- 3,478
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,575 ft
- ZIP code
- 79731
- Area code
- 432