Living in Eagle Pass, TX
Eagle Pass is a small city of 28,339 people in Maverick County, Texas. It's part of the Eagle Pass, TX area. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $880 a month.
28,339people
$188kTypical home
$880/moRent
98° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
274Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,339
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,999 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to San Antonio, TX
- In the Eagle Pass, TX area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,186/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 274 sunny days a year (137 totally clear)
- 91 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 53 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,510 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 102 mi to LRD airport
- 134 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 85 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 84 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maverick County: R+19 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very 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