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Elm Creek is a small town of 3,680 people in Maverick County, Texas. It's about 4 miles from Eagle Pass, TX and 128 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $859 a month.
3,680people
$170kTypical home
$859/moRent
98° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
274Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,680
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,301 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 4 mi to Eagle Pass, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,073/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% 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 (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,255 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 106 mi to LRD airport
- 133 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 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
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 84 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
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.