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Country around Brackettville is a rural area of about 3,157 people in Kinney County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 112 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,157people
$82kTypical home
$1,272/moRent
95° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,157 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 48 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$517/mo)
- Median rent $1,272/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 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 (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 12% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 116 mi to SAT airport
- 116 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 74 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kinney County: R+51 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.