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Country around Eldorado is a rural area of about 2,369 people in Schleicher County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from San Angelo, TX and 161 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $660 a month.
2,369people
$125kTypical home
$660/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
279Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,369 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 40 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$790/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SJT airport
- 161 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,431 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 92 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schleicher County: R+64 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk