Living in Country around Leakey, TX
Country around Leakey is a rural area of about 1,472 people in Real County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,472people
$101kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,472 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 76 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$636/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 61
- 12% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to SAT airport
- 78 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,142 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Real County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.