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Country around Yorktown is a rural area of about 2,927 people in DeWitt County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Victoria, TX and 69 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $870 a month.
2,927people
$171kTypical home
$870/moRent
96° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,927 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 34 mi to Victoria, TX
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,080/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to VCT airport
- 69 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeWitt County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk