Living in Cotulla, TX
Cotulla is a small town of 3,664 people in La Salle County, Texas. It's about 62 miles from Laredo, TX and 83 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 $93k and rent runs about $821 a month.
3,664people
$93kTypical home
$821/moRent
99° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,664
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,823 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 62 mi to Laredo, TX
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$587/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 61 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to LRD airport
- 89 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Salle County: R+21 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk