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Hondo is a big small town of 8,713 people in Medina County, Texas. It's about 39 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,713people
$228kTypical home
$1,460/moRent
96° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,713
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 867 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 39 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,440/mo)
- Median rent $1,460/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 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
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Low property crime (995 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SAT airport
- 43 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 915 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Medina County: R+43 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- 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