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Karnes City is a small town of 3,605 people in Karnes County, Texas. It's about 55 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 $93k and rent runs about $809 a month.
3,605people
$93kTypical home
$809/moRent
96° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,605
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,553 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 55 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$589/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (590 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SAT airport
- 56 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 430 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Karnes County: R+58 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.