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Catarina is a tiny town of 155 people in Dimmit County, Texas. It's about 55 miles from Laredo, TX and 101 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 $86k and rent runs about $823 a month.
155people
$86kTypical home
$823/moRent
99° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 155
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 41 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 55 mi to Laredo, TX
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$539/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (130 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 54 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 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to LRD airport
- 107 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 535 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.