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Country around Refugio is a rural area of about 3,421 people in Refugio County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Victoria, TX and 114 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $755 a month.
3,421people
$97kTypical home
$755/moRent
93° / 66°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,421 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 37 mi to Victoria, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (328 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to VCT airport
- 115 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Refugio County: R+40 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High 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