Living in La Vernia, TX
La Vernia is a small town of 1,095 people in Wilson County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $993 a month.
1,095people
$347kTypical home
$993/moRent
96° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,095
- Part of a metro area
- About 458 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 25 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,191/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SAT airport
- 24 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 786 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilson County: R+54 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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