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Castroville is a small town of 3,092 people in Medina County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,092people
$300kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
96° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,092
- Part of a metro area
- About 872 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 21 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,892/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,417 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SAT airport
- 26 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 894 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 196 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Medina County: R+43 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- 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