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Del Rio is a small city of 34,668 people in Val Verde County, Texas. It's about 52 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 142 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $895 a month.
34,668people
$160kTypical home
$895/moRent
99° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,668
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,694 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 52 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,011/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 41 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Low property crime (970 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 139 mi to SJT airport
- 146 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 994 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 85 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Val Verde County: R+27 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk