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Country around Tilden is a rural area of about 403 people in McMullen County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Laredo, TX and 79 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $758 a month.
403people
$90kTypical home
$758/moRent
97° / 66°Summer / winter
1"Snow
262Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 403 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 76 mi to Laredo, TX
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$565/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 42 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to LRD airport
- 84 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 253 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 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
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Texas districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McMullen County: R+84 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
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.