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A town of 2,694, settled in 1911.
Stanton gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $237K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Midland metro’s $93K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 100th among Texas's 640 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Stanton’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Carmelite Monastery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Stanton beats most towns.
0% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Stanton is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 14%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 1,384 in 1930, 2,657 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 2 maps from 1966 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stanton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Stanton.
Stanton trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding).
3.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Tommy Walker Memorial Park, 26 acres with 1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tommy Walker Memorial Park | 1 mi | 26 |
| 2. Shelbourne Park | 0.7 mi | 6 |
| 3. Howard Jenkins Memorial Space Park | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Stanton ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Stanton H S, with 328 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 483 | B |
| Stanton H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 328 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Texas towns; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1980, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Stanton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Midland 4 Ene weather station, 16 miles away, records that about 126 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 31.9°.
Stanton has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. At 95°F, Stanton’s July high is near the Texas town median (95°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F). The January low in Stanton is 32°F.
| Stanton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $237K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 28 miles. At 2.5 years of the Midland metro’s $93K median household income, the typical home (about $237K) costs less against local pay than in 83% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living.
The typical Stanton home is worth about $237,000, up 2.3% in a year, 20% below the Texas typical home. Stanton’s median rent is $977 a month.
| Stanton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $977 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 797 working residents takes 19 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Stanton for work: only 11% work in town. 5% of Stanton residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Stanton grew to 763 in 2023, 38 more than in 2013.
| Stanton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,586 U.S. towns with household incomes like Stanton’s, it is less healthy than 80%, so it trails even them.
Stanton beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 24% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Stanton.
| Stanton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Stanton | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 23.8% | 19.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.4% | 19.3% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 18.8% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Stanton; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Stanton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Stanton is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Texas, United States. Stanton was founded as Marienfeld by German immigrants who were some of the first settlers in this region of Texas. Its population was 2,657 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Stanton grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #100 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, B− for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
2 notable people were born here, including Craig Eiland and Millard Hall.