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Kirby is a big small town of 8,117 people in Bexar County, Texas. It's about 8 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,117people
$166kTypical home
$1,182/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,117
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,059 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 8 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $1,182/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (755 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,658 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SAT airport
- 7 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,606 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 343 bars within 25 mi
- 488 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bexar County: D+10 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk