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Alton is a small city of 20,214 people in Hidalgo County, Texas. It's about 6 miles from McAllen, TX and 220 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,214people
$156kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
96° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,214
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,661 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 6 mi to McAllen, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 44 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (873 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 55% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MFE airport
- 224 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 217 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 446 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hidalgo County: R+3 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk