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About Pecos County
Pecos County is a wide-open stretch of the Trans-Pecos in Far West Texas. At about 4,764 square miles it is the second-largest county in the state, and Fort Stockton is the county seat. Interstate 10 crosses the county and meets US 67, 285 and 385 at Fort Stockton, which is why people call the town the northern gateway to Big Bend country. The county grew up on ranching and oil, and today it also produces a lot of wind and solar power. It suits buyers who want big-acreage ranch land, hunting country, land tied to the energy economy, or a homesite with a lot of sky. LBG's Alpine office serves Pecos County from just down US 67.
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$1,475,000
4 Beds 2 Baths 2,915 SqFt
2100 Crockett, Fort Stockton, TX 79735
$79,000
2 Beds 1 Baths 768 SqFt
5495 Alexander Lane, Fort Stockton, TX 79735
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Pecos County on the map
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Living in Pecos County
- Pecos County, Texas (official county site) — Official county site with commissioners court agendas, county offices, tax rates, emergency services, public notices and links to the county's communities.
- Fort Stockton Independent School District — The district's official site for Fort Stockton schools, home of the Panthers, with campus news and an events calendar.
- Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce — Chamber news, the community and visitors guide, and local events like the Live at Zero Stone concerts and Independence Day celebration.
- Visit Fort Stockton (Convention & Visitors Bureau) — The city's tourism office, which runs the Historic Fort, the Grey Mule Saloon and the visitor center in the 1911 rail depot.
- Historic Fort Stockton — Indian Wars fort (1867-1886) at Comanche Springs with original officers' quarters, guardhouse and a museum in rebuilt barracks.
The vibe
Space is the first thing you notice in Pecos County. The 2024 Census estimate counts about 14,900 people across nearly 4,764 square miles, which works out to roughly three people per square mile. Most of the county is mesas, arroyos and Chihuahuan Desert rangeland. The Pecos River runs along the eastern edge near Iraan, where the land rises from about 2,300 feet at the river to more than 2,800 feet on the highest mesas. Fort Stockton has about 8,100 residents and Iraan about 1,000. Ranch roads, oilfield leases and a scatter of small places like Imperial, Sheffield, Coyanosa, Girvin, Bakersfield and Belding fill in the rest.
The history here runs on water. Comanche Springs, once one of the largest spring systems in Texas, was a campground on the Comanche Trail and a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail. The Army set up Camp Stockton there in 1859. Irish-born stonemason Peter Gallagher laid out a town called Saint Gall beside it in 1868, and the town was renamed Fort Stockton in 1881. Heavy irrigation pumping dried the springs by 1961. That's why groundwater is still a serious subject in the county, and a buyer should look closely at water on any tract.
Oil remade the county after the Yates field came in on the Ira and Ann Yates ranch in 1926. Iraan is named for the couple. The Yates field went on to produce its billionth barrel in 1985. Wind and solar came later: Texas's first large utility-scale wind farms were built around Fort Stockton in 2000 and 2001. On a drive across the county you'll see working cattle country, pump jacks, turbines and solar arrays, with old adobe and stone buildings waiting in Fort Stockton at the end of the road.
Market snapshot
As of October 2026, the latest regional figures come from the Texas Real Estate Research Center's second-quarter 2026 report. It puts the median price for Far West Texas rural land at $1,139 per acre, up 73.89 percent year over year. The Center warns that the jump is heavily skewed by a small sample of sales. The typical tract in that sample was about 12,501 acres, and total dollar volume fell 4.81 percent to $37.45 million. For context, the same region was down 7.89 percent to $630 per acre in the first quarter of 2026. That kind of swing is normal in a thin market of very large ranches, so read any single quarter with caution. The neighboring West Texas region hit a record $3,008 per acre in the second quarter, and analysts credit energy and data-center interest in remote counties for that.
Prices inside Pecos County vary a great deal. Small irrigated or improved tracts near Fort Stockton trade very differently from big desert ranches out toward Sheffield, Imperial or the Pecos River. Water rights, minerals, wind and solar leases, and road frontage often matter as much as acreage. We could not find a reliable published figure for county-level days on market or for home prices per square foot. A 2025 county community guide puts the median property value at about $144,300. For a current read on comparable sales, the Alpine office can pull recent closed sales.
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Amenities
Pecos County has three school districts: Fort Stockton ISD, Buena Vista ISD in Imperial, and Iraan-Sheffield ISD. Buyers can check current ratings with the Texas Education Agency. Fort Stockton carries most of the county's history and recreation. Historic Fort Stockton has four original buildings and reconstructed barracks around the old parade ground. The Annie Riggs Memorial Museum is in an adobe building that once served as a hotel. Paisano Pete, the giant roadrunner statue, greets visitors in town. The Comanche Springs pool and pavilion were built in 1938 and still open each summer, and the July Water Carnival held there dates to 1936. The historic district along Main Street has the Grey Mule Saloon, the Pecos County Courthouse and the 1884 Old Jail. In Iraan, Alley Oop Fantasy Land and the Iraan Museum honor cartoonist V. T. Hamlin, who created the Alley Oop comic strip while working in the Yates oil field. Out in the country, the Pecos River, open rangeland and big skies are the main outdoor draws.
Fort Stockton sits on I-10. By the Texas State Historical Association's count it is about 329 miles northwest of San Antonio and 245 miles east of El Paso. Odessa is 75 air miles to the northeast. By road, Monahans is about 50 miles north on SH 18, with Odessa about 33 miles past that. Alpine is about nine miles west on I-10 and then 58 miles south on US 67. Marathon is 58 miles south on US 385, and the Persimmon Gap entrance to Big Bend National Park is another 30 miles beyond Marathon.
Pecos County FAQs
What county is Fort Stockton, Texas in?
Fort Stockton is the county seat of Pecos County, in the Trans-Pecos part of Far West Texas. It has been the county seat since the county was organized, when the town was still called Saint Gall.
How big is Pecos County?
Pecos County covers about 4,764 square miles, which makes it the second-largest county in Texas. That much ground with so few people is a big part of why buyers come here for ranch land.
What towns are in Pecos County?
Fort Stockton is the largest town and Iraan is second. Smaller places include Imperial, Sheffield, Coyanosa, Girvin, Bakersfield and Belding.
Is Pecos County good for buying ranch land?
Pecos County is mostly big rangeland tracts, from desert grazing country to land along the Pecos River, and large ranches change hands here. Water, minerals, access and any energy leases vary a lot from tract to tract, so look at each one on its own terms.
What drives the economy in Pecos County?
Oil and gas have been the backbone since the Yates field was discovered in 1926. Ranching, farming, retail, health care and travel along I-10 add to it. The county is also a major wind and solar producer, with Texas's first large utility-scale wind farms built near Fort Stockton.
How far is Pecos County from Big Bend National Park?
From Fort Stockton, US 385 runs south to Marathon and then on to the park's Persimmon Gap entrance. The other route goes west on I-10 to US 67 and through Alpine toward the west side of the park.
Is water a concern when buying land in Pecos County?
Yes. Comanche Springs in Fort Stockton dried up in the mid-twentieth century after heavy irrigation pumping, and groundwater has been closely watched ever since. The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District oversees groundwater in the county, so check wells, water rights and district rules before you buy.
What school districts serve Pecos County?
Fort Stockton ISD, Buena Vista ISD in Imperial and Iraan-Sheffield ISD serve the county. The Texas Education Agency publishes current ratings for each district.
What is there to do in Fort Stockton?
You can tour Historic Fort Stockton and the Annie Riggs Memorial Museum, walk the historic district along Main Street, and swim at the Comanche Springs pool in summer. Paisano Pete, the giant roadrunner, is the town's best-known photo stop.
Why is the town of Iraan named that?
Iraan is named for Ira and Ann Yates, whose ranch became the site of the Yates oil field in 1926. The name was picked in a contest that offered a town lot as the prize.
Which Legacy Broker Group office handles Pecos County land and ranches?
LBG's Alpine office in Far West Texas covers Pecos County for land and ranch buyers and sellers. The office works the Trans-Pecos every day and can share recent sales and listings across the county.
Market and community sections reviewed 2026-10-30.