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Asherton is a tiny town of 543 people in Dimmit County, Texas. It's about 48 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 103 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $823 a month.
543people
$82kTypical home
$823/moRent
99° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 543
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 665 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 48 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$520/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 53 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,325 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to LRD airport
- 108 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 528 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dimmit County: D+3 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.