Living in Country around Rocksprings, TX
Country around Rocksprings is a rural area of about 1,194 people in Edwards County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 86 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 110 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow.
1,194people
$713/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,194 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 86 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $40k
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 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
Safety
- High violent crime (775 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (698 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to SJT airport
- 112 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,267 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edwards County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low 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.