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Harper is a small town of 1,214 people in Gillespie County, Texas. It's about 71 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,214people
$435kTypical home
$1,340/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,214
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 21 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 71 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,741/mo)
- Median rent $1,340/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 46% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to SAT airport
- 70 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,182 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gillespie County: R+61 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low 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.