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Country around Falfurrias is a rural area of about 6,772 people in Brooks County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from McAllen, TX and 158 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $712 a month.
6,772people
$82kTypical home
$712/moRent
98° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,772 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 67 mi to McAllen, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$520/mo)
- Median rent $712/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 40 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (418 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to CRP airport
- 163 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brooks County: D+10 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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