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Country around Knippa is a rural area of about 1,070 people in Uvalde County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 67 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $909 a month.
1,070people
$129kTypical home
$909/moRent
96° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,070 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 66 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$811/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 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
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,097 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to SAT airport
- 71 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Texas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Uvalde County: R+33 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.