Living in Country around Yancey, TX
Country around Yancey is a rural area of about 286 people in Medina County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
286people
$163kTypical home
$1,196/moRent
97° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 286 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 45 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,028/mo)
- Median rent $1,196/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (726 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 50% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SAT airport
- 50 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Medina County: R+43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.