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Country around Sonora is a rural area of about 3,352 people in Sutton County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from San Angelo, TX and 139 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $772 a month.
3,352people
$157kTypical home
$772/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
279Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,352 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 70 mi to San Angelo, TX
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$990/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to SJT airport
- 140 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,257 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 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
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Texas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sutton County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk