Living in Leakey, TX
Leakey is a tiny town of 721 people in Real County, Texas. It's about 77 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $1k a month.
721people
$104kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
94° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 721
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,276 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 77 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to SAT airport
- 79 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,611 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Real County: R+67 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.