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Cienegas Terrace is a small town of 1,868 people in Val Verde County, Texas. It's about 53 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 146 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $966 a month.
1,868people
$92kTypical home
$966/moRent
100° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,868
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 585 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 53 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$582/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 41 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (842 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 14% 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
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 140 mi to SJT airport
- 149 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 232 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 86 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Val Verde County: R+27 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- 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.