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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How Crane ranks

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#4Most walkable in TX #37Safest in TX #48Most trails in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code79731

Area code432

Living in Crane

Housing in Crane

$202K▲ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Crane home is worth about $202,000, up 1.6% in a year, 32% below the Texas typical home.

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Safety in Crane

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Safety Grade A-

Crane reports less crime per resident than 81% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Crane 2.7

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Crane 2.7

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Crane

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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.

Odessa

16%

Midland

10%

West Odessa

McCamey

12%Work in townlive and work in Crane 35 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 420Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Crane

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

8worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

Conditions 3▼ 9 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

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What stands out

29%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse 17.3%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse 28.6%More adults in fair or poor healthTX 21.8% · worse

Care nearby

Crane County Hospital DistrictCrane · 0.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Ector County Hospital DistrictOdessa · 30.5 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 Crane · CMS · HRSAHealth in Crane →

Natural hazards in Crane

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🧊 Hail💨 Strong wind

3Does Crane flood?paid flood claims since 2002 NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 8 declared for Crane County

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Crane →

Climate in Crane

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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.

62° / 34°Winter

82° / 53°Spring

96° / 71°Summer

80° / 53°Fall

How much snow does Crane get?About 2 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 16, with the last in spring around Mar 16.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.6° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Crane

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School Grade B-

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.

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DistrictCRANE ISDSchools3

Crane El C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 625 students Crane Middle C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 261 students Crane H S AHigh · Grades 9–12 · 347 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.