Seminole is a city in and the county seat of Gaines County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seminole had a population of 6,988. Seminole and Gaines County are home to a large population of Low German Mennonites from Russia that came to West Texas in the 1980s. It is the birthplace of country music singers Larry Gatlin and Tanya Tucker.

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How Seminole ranks

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#1Most trails in TX #89Cheapest rent in TX #105Most walkable in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code79360

Area code432

Living in Seminole

Housing in Seminole

$260K▲ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Seminole home is worth about $260,000, up 2% in a year, 13% below the Texas typical home.

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Safety in Seminole

Safety Grade B

Seminole reports less crime per resident than 57% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Seminole 2.3

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Seminole 6.3

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Seminole

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About one in 3 of Seminole’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Midland (5%), Odessa (4%) and Hobbs (3%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Midland

Odessa

Hobbs, NM

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36%Work in townlive and work in Seminole 20 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 3,498Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Seminole

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Health Grade C+

Healthier than 39% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 61% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Texas

2worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.

Conditions all close Habits all close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind all close

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What stands out

24.1%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse 82%Fewer adults getting cholesterol checkedTX 84.6% · worse

Care nearby

Memorial HospitalSeminole · 0.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Pms - Hobbs Family Health CenterHobbs · 28.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Seminole

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.

🥶 Cold waves🌊 Inland flooding🧊 Hail

4Does Seminole flood?paid flood claims since 1980 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Seminole

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Climate in Seminole

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Seminole has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

58° / 30°Winter

78° / 47°Spring

93° / 66°Summer

76° / 48°Fall

How much snow does Seminole get?About 5 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 6, with the last in spring around Apr 2.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.0° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Seminole

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School Grade A-

The public schools Seminole’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#176Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictSEMINOLE ISDSchools5

Young ElElementary · Grades PK–1 · 581 students Seminole El AElementary · Grades 4–5 · 485 students Seminole Pri B+Elementary · Grades 2–3 · 478 students Seminole H S BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 835 students Seminole Success CTR C-High · Grades 9–12 · 34 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.